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Child care centers and preschools in Laramie County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Laramie County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,076 of 1,611 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 42
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $623 a household
- Spending per listing
- $642K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $623 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Laramie County spend about $26.9M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 42 child care centers and preschools, that is $642K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Laramie County was 37 in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Laramie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Laramie County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,076 of 1,611 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Laramie County compares
The same measures for Wyoming and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 8.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $642K | $731K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,170 | 993 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.6% | +5.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $623 | $619 | $581 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 37+15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 402
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 120Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Laramie County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany County, WY | 63 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #444 of 1,611 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 55 | 13 | 7.2 | $969K | +2.1% | #683 of 1,611 |
| 3Lincoln County, WY | 55 | 8 | 9.6 | $727K | +7.8% | #697 of 1,611 |
| 4Sweetwater County, WY | 54 | 10 | 5.7 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #706 of 1,611 |
| 5Teton County, WY | 52 | 10 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #763 of 1,611 |
| 6Uinta County, WY | 49 | 10 | 13.0 | $462K | +1.3% | #865 of 1,611 |
| 7Park County, WY | 44 | 11 | 8.3 | $703K | +5.1% | #984 of 1,611 |
| 8Sheridan County, WY | 42 | 13 | 9.4 | $610K | +7.2% | #1,051 of 1,611 |
| 9Laramie County, WY | 41 | 42 | 9.7 | $642K | +2.2% | #1,076 of 1,611 |
| 10Natrona County, WY | 36 | 30 | 8.9 | $674K | +0.3% | #1,185 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Laramie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools41
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Laramie County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 child care centers and preschools in Laramie County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $26.9M a year, or $623 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $642K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Laramie County has 9.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $642K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Laramie County would have about 27, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Laramie County scores 41 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,076 of 1,611 scored counties.
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