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Funeral homes in Rush County, IN

The funeral homes in Rush 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On funerals · $160 a household
Spending per listing
$539K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,767
0.0% 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 2 funeral homes in Rush County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on funerals in Rush County comes to about $1.1M a year: $160 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 funeral homes, that is $539K per home.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rush County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Rush County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Rush County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rush 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 Rush County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureRush CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.92.1
Spending per listing$539K$473K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$160$135$143
Median household income$66,473$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Rush 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 Rush County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,7670.0% since 2020
Households
6,746
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$66,473+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,804
Median home value
$166,800
Jobs located here
4,803
Daytime population
13,679Residents 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 Rush 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
Rush County, INNot scored23.0$539K0.0%

Other business types in Rush County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Rush County, IN?

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Rush County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Rush County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.1M a year, or $160 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $539K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,746 households in Rush County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rush County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending.

How fast is Rush County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Rush County at 16,767 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,746 households. Median household income in Rush County is $66,473, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Rush County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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