Child day care in Montana 522 establishments · 3,346 employees · 2024
Firms (MT)
522
Employment
3,346
Avg Annual Pay
$26,215
State Rank
#37 of 52
How Montana compares to national
Metric
Montana
National
Montana vs. U.S.
Establishments
522
79,233
0.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$26,215
$32,550
-$6,335 (-19.5%)
Location quotient
1.25
1.00
25% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.4
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-6.5%
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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 1.25 means child day care are 25% over-represented in Montana'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