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Funeral homes in Champaign County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #894 of 1,472 scored counties
#17 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On funerals · $109 a household
Spending per listing
$442K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,972
+1.8% 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 21 funeral homes in Champaign County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $109 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $9.3M a year on funerals. That works out to $442K per home, 35% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Champaign County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 7,123 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Champaign County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Champaign County is 43 (lower middle), #894 of 1,472 scored counties and #17 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.

How Champaign County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Champaign County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.72.1
Spending per listing$442K$514K$679K
Households per official establishment7,1236,7798,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$109$140$143
Median household income$63,683$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 12
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,972+1.8% since 2020
Households
85,472
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
996 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,413
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
92,426
Daytime population
220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kane County, IL70261.4$1M+1.8%#230 of 1,472
2DuPage County, IL67551.6$945K+0.3%#300 of 1,472
3Kendall County, IL6481.8$647K+9.9%#384 of 1,472
4Lake County, IL63471.8$790K+0.8%#398 of 1,472
5Will County, IL58522.1$647K+2.2%#517 of 1,472
6Winnebago County, IL57282.4$616K−0.4%#537 of 1,472
7McHenry County, IL57272.3$609K+2.5%#539 of 1,472
8McLean County, IL55121.7$681K+0.1%#576 of 1,472
9Tazewell County, IL53173.1$497K−0.9%#636 of 1,472
10Knox County, IL5262.9$559K−4.1%#652 of 1,472
17Champaign County, IL43212.5$442K+1.8%#894 of 1,472

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Champaign County, IL?

Champaign County has 21 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on funerals?

About $9.3M a year, or $109 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $442K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Champaign County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $442K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Champaign County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,123 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 43 for funeral homes (lower middle), #894 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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