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Funeral homes in Seward County, KS

The funeral homes in Seward County, KS, 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$916K
On funerals · $126 a household
Spending per listing
$458K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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

At $126 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Seward County spend about $916K a year on funerals. That is about $458K of household spending for each home on map listings.

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Seward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Seward County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seward County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Seward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Seward 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.

Funeral homes in Seward County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.92.1
Spending per listing$458K$479K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,1728,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$126$138$143
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
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
1
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS77180.7$1.8M+4.2%#96 of 1,472
2Leavenworth County, KS6162.0$701K+3.2%#458 of 1,472
3Reno County, KS6183.1$546K−0.6%#464 of 1,472
4Sedgwick County, KS60361.7$755K+2.6%#473 of 1,472
5Douglas County, KS5651.0$1M+1.8%#550 of 1,472
6Saline County, KS5452.2$691K−1.6%#596 of 1,472
7Shawnee County, KS50152.0$719K0.0%#691 of 1,472
8Harvey County, KS4864.4$419K−1.2%#760 of 1,472
9McPherson County, KS4264.9$361K−0.4%#925 of 1,472
10Butler County, KS42103.9$361K+3.1%#926 of 1,472
Seward County, KSNot scored22.8$458K−3.6%

Other business types in Seward County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Seward County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 funeral homes in Seward County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Seward County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Seward County, KS spend on funerals?

About $916K a year, or $126 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $458K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Seward County, KS compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Seward County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Seward County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Seward County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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