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Child care centers and preschools in Park County, WY

How Park County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #984 of 1,611 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On child care and other personal services · $580 a household
Spending per listing
$703K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,171
+5.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Park County spend about $7.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $580 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $703K per center, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Park County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Park County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 741 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Park County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Park County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Park County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #984 of 1,611 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Park 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.

Child care and preschools in Park County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasurePark CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.38.55.8
Spending per listing$703K$731K$1M
Households per official establishment7419931,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$580$619$581
Median household income$73,035$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Park 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 Park County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,171+5.1% since 2020
Households
13,330
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
6,939 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$73,035+14.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,041
Median home value
$400,500
Jobs located here
12,969
Daytime population
30,223Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Park County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Albany County, WY6374.1$1.3M+3.9%#444 of 1,611
2Campbell County, WY55137.2$969K+2.1%#683 of 1,611
3Lincoln County, WY5589.6$727K+7.8%#697 of 1,611
4Sweetwater County, WY54105.7$1.1M−2.2%#706 of 1,611
5Teton County, WY521010.2$1.1M−0.2%#763 of 1,611
6Uinta County, WY491013.0$462K+1.3%#865 of 1,611
7Park County, WY44118.3$703K+5.1%#984 of 1,611
8Sheridan County, WY42139.4$610K+7.2%#1,051 of 1,611
9Laramie County, WY41429.7$642K+2.2%#1,076 of 1,611
10Natrona County, WY36308.9$674K+0.3%#1,185 of 1,611

Other business types in Park County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Park County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 child care centers and preschools in Park County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Park County, WY spend on child care and other personal services?

About $7.7M a year, or $580 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $703K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,330 households in Park County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Park County, WY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Park County has 8.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $703K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Park County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 741 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Park County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Park County at 31,171 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,330 households. Median household income in Park County is $73,035, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.9%, 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. Park County scores 44 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #984 of 1,611 scored counties.

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