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Funeral homes in Madison County, IL
How Madison 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #917 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $485K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,110
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Madison County spend about $15.5M a year on funerals, or $141 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 32 funeral homes, that is $485K per home, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 32 funeral homes on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,507 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For funeral homes, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #917 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $485K | $514K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,507 | 6,779 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $75,793 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,110−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 110,134
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $75,793+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,419
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 107,257
- Daytime population
- 246,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Madison County, IL | 42 | 32 | 2.9 | $485K | −1.0% | #917 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Madison County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 funeral homes in Madison County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, IL spend on funerals?
About $15.5M a year, or $141 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $485K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,134 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, IL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Madison County has 2.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $485K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Madison County would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,507 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 263,110 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,134 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,793 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Madison County scores 42 for funeral homes (lower middle), #917 of 1,472 scored counties.
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