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Funeral homes in McPherson County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in McPherson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #925 of 1,472 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On funerals · $178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McPherson County spend about $2.2M a year on funerals, or $178 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 funeral homes, that is $361K per home, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in McPherson County in 2023. That is one for every 3,041 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McPherson County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McPherson County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #925 of 1,472 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Kansas.
How McPherson County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $479K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,041 | 5,172 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $178 | $138 | $143 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $650K
- 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
- 3The 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with McPherson County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 77 | 18 | 0.7 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #96 of 1,472 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 61 | 6 | 2.0 | $701K | +3.2% | #458 of 1,472 |
| 3Reno County, KS | 61 | 8 | 3.1 | $546K | −0.6% | #464 of 1,472 |
| 4Sedgwick County, KS | 60 | 36 | 1.7 | $755K | +2.6% | #473 of 1,472 |
| 5Douglas County, KS | 56 | 5 | 1.0 | $1M | +1.8% | #550 of 1,472 |
| 6Saline County, KS | 54 | 5 | 2.2 | $691K | −1.6% | #596 of 1,472 |
| 7Shawnee County, KS | 50 | 15 | 2.0 | $719K | 0.0% | #691 of 1,472 |
| 8Harvey County, KS | 48 | 6 | 4.4 | $419K | −1.2% | #760 of 1,472 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 42 | 6 | 4.9 | $361K | −0.4% | #925 of 1,472 |
| 10Butler County, KS | 42 | 10 | 3.9 | $361K | +3.1% | #926 of 1,472 |
Other business types in McPherson 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 McPherson County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in McPherson County. 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 McPherson County, KS spend on funerals?
About $2.2M a year, or $178 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $361K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
McPherson County has 4.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $361K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, McPherson County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,041 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 42 for funeral homes (lower middle), #925 of 1,472 scored counties.
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