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Funeral homes in Buena Vista County, IA
The funeral homes in Buena Vista County, IA, 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
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2M
- On funerals · $157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,449
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Buena Vista County spend about $1.2M a year on funerals, or $157 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 funeral homes, that is $296K per home, 56% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Buena Vista County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Buena Vista County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,258 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Buena Vista County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Buena Vista County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Buena Vista 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 | Buena Vista County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $296K | $373K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,258 | 4,073 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $157 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $71,719 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $426K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,449−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,546
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,361
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,467
- Daytime population
- 22,374Residents 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 Buena Vista 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 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $296K | −1.7% |
Other business types in Buena Vista 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
Real estate
Funeral services
- Funeral homes
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Buena Vista County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 funeral homes in Buena Vista County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on funerals?
About $1.2M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $296K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Buena Vista County has 5.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $296K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Buena Vista County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,258 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Buena Vista 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?
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