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Funeral homes in Allamakee County, IA
The funeral homes in Allamakee County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,024 of 1,472 scored counties
#20 of 44 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1M
- On funerals · $169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $202K
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,238
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $169 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Allamakee County spend about $1M a year on funerals. That works out to $202K per home, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Allamakee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Allamakee County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allamakee County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Allamakee County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,024 of 1,472 scored counties and #20 of 44 scored counties in Iowa.
How Allamakee County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Allamakee County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $202K | $373K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,073 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $169 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $70,694 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 22 |
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
- 50 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 Allamakee 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 Allamakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,238+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,950
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $70,694+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,120
- Median home value
- $172,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,644
- Daytime population
- 11,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Allamakee County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawattamie County, IA | 66 | 6 | 1.6 | $921K | −0.7% | #322 of 1,472 |
| 2Scott County, IA | 65 | 11 | 1.5 | $893K | +0.4% | #351 of 1,472 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 65 | 9 | 1.4 | $766K | +4.6% | #356 of 1,472 |
| 4Polk County, IA | 62 | 35 | 1.7 | $662K | +4.8% | #439 of 1,472 |
| 5Linn County, IA | 61 | 15 | 1.6 | $863K | +0.7% | #452 of 1,472 |
| 6Dallas County, IA | 58 | 9 | 2.1 | $560K | +17.8% | #522 of 1,472 |
| 7Dubuque County, IA | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $527K | +0.1% | #608 of 1,472 |
| 8Warren County, IA | 54 | 10 | 4.8 | $314K | +9.0% | #617 of 1,472 |
| 9Black Hawk County, IA | 49 | 12 | 2.2 | $602K | +0.4% | #720 of 1,472 |
| 10Story County, IA | 49 | 8 | 2.1 | $554K | +2.7% | #723 of 1,472 |
| 20Allamakee County, IA | 39 | 5 | 8.4 | $202K | +1.2% | #1,024 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Allamakee 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
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Allamakee County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Allamakee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Allamakee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Allamakee County, IA spend on funerals?
About $1M a year, or $169 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $202K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,950 households in Allamakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allamakee County, IA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Allamakee County has 8.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $202K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Allamakee County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Allamakee County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Allamakee County at 14,238 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,950 households. The median household income in Allamakee County is $70,694 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% 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. Allamakee County scores 39 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,024 of 1,472 scored counties.
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