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Funeral homes in Adams County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Adams County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #708 of 1,472 scored counties
#19 of 57 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On funerals · $175 a household
Spending per listing
$362K
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,650
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 funeral homes in Adams County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Adams County spend about $2.2M a year on funerals, or $175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $362K per home, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 4,134 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Adams County is 50 (upper middle), #708 of 1,472 scored counties and #19 of 57 scored counties in Indiana.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Adams County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.82.92.1
Spending per listing$362K$473K$679K
Households per official establishment4,1345,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$175$135$143
Median household income$65,289$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5026

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,650+2.2% since 2020
Households
12,401
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
339 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,576
Median home value
$178,400
Jobs located here
13,315
Daytime population
33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN75151.1$1.1M+10.9%#137 of 1,472
2Hendricks County, IN69121.8$750K+10.2%#261 of 1,472
3Monroe County, IN6561.0$1.1M+1.9%#349 of 1,472
4Johnson County, IN62152.4$579K+7.4%#445 of 1,472
5Warrick County, IN6072.8$541K+4.4%#488 of 1,472
6Boone County, IN6082.8$476K+13.5%#493 of 1,472
7Elkhart County, IN59152.1$709K+0.9%#499 of 1,472
8Tippecanoe County, IN59121.6$671K+2.2%#502 of 1,472
9Porter County, IN57142.0$696K+1.6%#533 of 1,472
10Hancock County, IN5792.7$499K+13.5%#543 of 1,472
19Adams County, IN5064.8$362K+2.2%#708 of 1,472

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Adams County, IN?

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on funerals?

About $2.2M a year, or $175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $362K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, IN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Adams County has 4.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $362K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Adams County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,134 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 50 for funeral homes (upper middle), #708 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 Adams County

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