Child day care in Minnesota 1,258 establishments · 18,357 employees · 2024
Firms (MN)
1,258
Employment
18,357
Avg Annual Pay
$32,589
State Rank
#20 of 52
How Minnesota compares to national
Metric
Minnesota
National
Minnesota vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,258
79,233
1.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$32,589
$32,550
+$39 (+0.1%)
Location quotient
0.90
1.00
10% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.6
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.0%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.90 means child day care are 10% under-represented in Minnesota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 624410. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json