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Funeral homes in Gem County, ID

How Gem County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On funerals · $172 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,773
+13.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 funeral home in Gem County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $172 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Gem County spend about $1.3M a year on funerals. That works out to $1.3M per home.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Gem County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gem County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 funeral home on map listings, Gem County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gem County compares

The same measures for Idaho and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Funeral homes in Gem County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureGem CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.42.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$980K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a11,8838,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.0%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$172$140$143
Median household income$64,605$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored78

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Gem 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 Gem County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,773+13.0% since 2020
Households
7,643
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,642
Median home value
$428,700
Jobs located here
4,657
Daytime population
16,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Gem County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kootenai County, ID8771.0$1.6M+11.0%#31 of 1,472
2Canyon County, ID8080.9$1.4M+18.1%#67 of 1,472
3Ada County, ID79180.9$1.5M+9.6%#76 of 1,472
4Twin Falls County, ID6761.7$814K+7.9%#304 of 1,472
5Bannock County, ID5382.4$531K+4.9%#631 of 1,472
Gem County, IDNot scored11.3$1.3M+13.0%

Other business types in Gem County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Gem County, ID?

Gem County has 1 funeral home on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Gem County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on funerals?

About $1.3M a year, or $172 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 funeral home on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Gem County has 1 funeral home on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Gem County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Gem County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gem County. It maps the funeral homes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Gem County

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