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Funeral homes in Pocahontas County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Pocahontas County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$537K
On funerals · $179 a household
Spending per listing
$179K
74% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
4.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,819
−3.5% 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

Households in Pocahontas County spend about $537K a year on funerals, or $179 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $179K of household spending for each home on map listings, 74% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Pocahontas County has 3 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 4.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Pocahontas County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,000 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Pocahontas County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePocahontas CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.03.92.1
Spending per listing$179K$373K$679K
Households per official establishment1,0004,0738,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$179$144$143
Median household income$61,875$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored22

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$329K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,819−3.5% since 2020
Households
3,000
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$61,875
Average household income
$77,538
Median home value
$98,100
Jobs located here
2,842
Daytime population
6,836Residents 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 Pocahontas 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
Pocahontas County, IANot scored310.0$179K−3.5%

Other business types in Pocahontas County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Pocahontas County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 funeral homes in Pocahontas County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $537K a year, or $179 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $179K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,000 households in Pocahontas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pocahontas County has 10.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 4.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $179K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Pocahontas County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,000 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Pocahontas County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Pocahontas County at 6,819 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,000 households. The median household income in Pocahontas County is $61,875 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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

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