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Funeral homes in Linn County, IA
The funeral homes in Linn County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #452 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 44 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.9M
- On funerals · $135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $863K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Linn County comes to about $12.9M a year: $135 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $863K per home, 27% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 15 funeral homes on map listings in Linn County as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Linn County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 9,560 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #452 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 44 scored counties in Iowa.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $863K | $373K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 9,560 | 4,073 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $135 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Linn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Linn County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 funeral homes in Linn County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on funerals?
About $12.9M a year, or $135 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $863K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Linn County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $863K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Linn County would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,560 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 61 for funeral homes (upper middle), #452 of 1,472 scored counties.
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