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Funeral homes in Page County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,303 of 1,472 scored counties
#36 of 44 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On funerals · $194 a household
Spending per listing
$203K
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
4.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,856
−2.3% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Page County is 26 (lower middle), #1,303 of 1,472 scored counties and #36 of 44 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Page County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Page County comes to about $1.2M a year: $194 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 funeral homes, that is $203K per home, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Page County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,564 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Page County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Page 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.

Funeral homes in Page County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePage CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.63.92.1
Spending per listing$203K$373K$679K
Households per official establishment1,5644,0738,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$194$144$143
Median household income$57,953$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2622

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$544K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 Page 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 Page County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,856−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,255
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,953+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,498
Median home value
$125,300
Jobs located here
6,169
Daytime population
14,765Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Page County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawattamie County, IA6661.6$921K−0.7%#322 of 1,472
2Scott County, IA65111.5$893K+0.4%#351 of 1,472
3Johnson County, IA6591.4$766K+4.6%#356 of 1,472
4Polk County, IA62351.7$662K+4.8%#439 of 1,472
5Linn County, IA61151.6$863K+0.7%#452 of 1,472
6Dallas County, IA5892.1$560K+17.8%#522 of 1,472
7Dubuque County, IA54122.9$527K+0.1%#608 of 1,472
8Warren County, IA54104.8$314K+9.0%#617 of 1,472
9Black Hawk County, IA49122.2$602K+0.4%#720 of 1,472
10Story County, IA4982.1$554K+2.7%#723 of 1,472
36Page County, IA2669.6$203K−2.3%#1,303 of 1,472

Other business types in Page County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Page County, IA?

Page County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Page County, IA spend on funerals?

About $1.2M a year, or $194 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $203K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,255 households in Page County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Page County, IA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Page County has 9.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $203K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Page County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,564 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Page County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Page County at 14,856 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. Median household income in Page County is $57,953, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. Page County scores 26 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,303 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Page County

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