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Funeral homes in Crawford County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Crawford County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,373 of 1,472 scored counties
#60 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1M
- On funerals · $151 a household
- Spending per listing
- $226K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,648
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Crawford County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,373 of 1,472 scored counties and #60 of 67 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Crawford County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Crawford County spend about $1.1M a year on funerals, or $151 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $226K of household spending for each home on map listings, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,249 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Crawford 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.
| Measure | Crawford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $226K | $514K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,249 | 6,779 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $151 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $71,674 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $587K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,648+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,492
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $71,674+44.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,845
- Median home value
- $121,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,190
- Daytime population
- 17,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Crawford County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kane County, IL | 70 | 26 | 1.4 | $1M | +1.8% | #230 of 1,472 |
| 2DuPage County, IL | 67 | 55 | 1.6 | $945K | +0.3% | #300 of 1,472 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 64 | 8 | 1.8 | $647K | +9.9% | #384 of 1,472 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 63 | 47 | 1.8 | $790K | +0.8% | #398 of 1,472 |
| 5Will County, IL | 58 | 52 | 2.1 | $647K | +2.2% | #517 of 1,472 |
| 6Winnebago County, IL | 57 | 28 | 2.4 | $616K | −0.4% | #537 of 1,472 |
| 7McHenry County, IL | 57 | 27 | 2.3 | $609K | +2.5% | #539 of 1,472 |
| 8McLean County, IL | 55 | 12 | 1.7 | $681K | +0.1% | #576 of 1,472 |
| 9Tazewell County, IL | 53 | 17 | 3.1 | $497K | −0.9% | #636 of 1,472 |
| 10Knox County, IL | 52 | 6 | 2.9 | $559K | −4.1% | #652 of 1,472 |
| 60Crawford County, IL | 22 | 5 | 6.7 | $226K | +0.1% | #1,373 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Crawford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Crawford County, IL?
Crawford County has 5 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Crawford County, IL spend on funerals?
About $1.1M a year, or $151 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $226K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,492 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, IL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Crawford County has 6.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $226K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Crawford County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,249 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 18,648 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,492 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $71,674, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.0%, 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. Crawford County scores 22 for funeral homes (low), #1,373 of 1,472 scored counties.
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