MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Haakon County, SD?
In Haakon County, SD, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $120 a week ($520 a month, $6,240 a year).
$120
per week · Haakon County, SD · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $140 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $120 | $100 |
| Toddler | $120 | $100 |
| Preschool | $114 | $100 |
| School-age‡ | $115 | $109 |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Haakon County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,240 a year — that is 9.4% of the county’s median family income of $66,705 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Haakon County?
Uses Haakon County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN HAAKON COUNTY
$6,240
per year · $520 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,669 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Haakon County compares
- Haakon County$120 /wk
- South Dakota median$150 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
Childcare prices near Haakon County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Dewey CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Jackson CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Jones CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Meade CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Pennington CountySD | $154 /wk |
| Stanley CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Ziebach CountySD | $120 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Haakon County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $99 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2009 | $95 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $90 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2011 | $86 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $90 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2013 | $95 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2014 | $95 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $95 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2016 | $99 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2017 | $103 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $107 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2019 | $110 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $113 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $117 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $120 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Haakon County?
- The median price is $120 per week ($520 per month, $6,240 per year) at a child care center in Haakon County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Haakon County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,240 a year, or 9.4% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Haakon County?
- The median price is $100 per week ($433 per month, $5,200 per year) at a family child care home in Haakon County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Haakon County?
- The median price is $120 per week ($520 per month, $6,240 per year) at a child care center in Haakon County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Haakon County?
- The median price is $114 per week ($494 per month, $5,928 per year) at a child care center in Haakon County, based on 2022 (latest official data).