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Funeral homes in Knox County, IN

The funeral homes in Knox County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On funerals · $147 a household
Spending per listing
$556K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,652
−1.7% 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 4 funeral homes in Knox County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Knox County comes to about $2.2M a year: $147 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $556K per home, 18% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,056 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Knox 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 Knox County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKnox CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.92.1
Spending per listing$556K$473K$679K
Households per official establishment5,0565,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$147$135$143
Median household income$61,237$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$259K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Knox 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 Knox County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,652−1.7% since 2020
Households
15,169
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,721
Median home value
$137,700
Jobs located here
16,627
Daytime population
36,438Residents 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 Knox 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
Knox County, INNot scored42.6$556K−1.7%

Other business types in Knox County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Knox County, IN?

Knox County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Knox County, IN spend on funerals?

About $2.2M a year, or $147 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $556K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knox County has 2.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $556K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Knox County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,056 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Knox County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Knox 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 Knox County

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