County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Fremont County, WY
The standout signal in Fremont County, WY is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $-758/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $6,901 center sticker.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $6,901
- Center Infant/yr
- $7,659
- Family Infant/yr
- $60,030
- Median Income
- 11.5%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Fremont County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 27%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Narrow
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #719
- of 2,661 priced counties
A center-based childcare affordability composite (infant, preschool, and school-age price burden relative to local median income) plus poverty rate, benchmarked against every other tracked county nationally. Not a rating of childcare quality, safety, or availability. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.
National sticker context: $9,593 average.
Quiet-price tercile: center infant care is $6,901/yr with family care at $7,659/yr (11.5% of median income), absolute stickers are low; capacity and waitlists still bind.
Quiet-book age ladder for Fremont County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $6,901 | $7,659 |
| Toddler | $6,162 | $6,893 |
| Preschool | $6,162 | $6,899 |
| School Age | N/A | $6,015 |
Where Fremont County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$6,901 Among the most affordable more affordable than 73% of 2,661 US counties
Each bar is a $2.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Fremont County vs. every other Wyoming county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 21 Wyoming counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Wyoming median.
Within Wyoming, Fremont County has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Wyoming county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Fremont County premium reading
The standout signal in Fremont County, WY is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $-758/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $6,901 center sticker.
Light-burden tercile reading: Fremont County keeps infant center care at 11.5% of a $60,030 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (MID), but income share is not the binding constraint versus waitlists and licensed capacity.
For how to vet a licensed provider (inspection reports, QRIS ratings, CCDF subsidy intake), see Choosing Quality Childcare. Rate methodology: how these numbers are computed.
Historical Price Trends (2008–2022)
9 years of federal survey data (2014–2022) show how center-based infant care has moved.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | $7,666 |
| 2015 | $7,325 |
| 2016 | $6,985 |
| 2017 | $6,645 |
| 2018 | $6,696 |
| 2019 | $6,748 |
| 2020 | $6,798 |
| 2021 | $6,850 |
| 2022 | $6,901 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Wyoming
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Fremont County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Fremont County
Infant center care here runs 11.5% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- Fremont County spends 11.5% of median income on infant center care, above the HHS 7%-of-income affordability line. See exactly where your own household income lands. Affordability calculator
- $6,901/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Fremont County compares against the full national ladder. National rankings
- If care is straining the budget, federal and state programs (CCDF, Head Start) can cut it sharply. Check whether Fremont County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.