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Funeral homes in Dakota County, MN
The funeral homes in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #217 of 1,472 scored counties
#4 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 23
- 6 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On funerals · $132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $998K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $132 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Dakota County spend about $22.9M a year on funerals. That is about $998K of household spending for each home on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
Dakota County has 23 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dakota County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 14,530 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Dakota County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #217 of 1,472 scored counties and #4 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $998K | $649K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 14,530 | 7,642 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $132 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 81 | 12 | 1.1 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #58 of 1,472 |
| 2Anoka County, MN | 75 | 14 | 1.0 | $1.3M | +4.7% | #130 of 1,472 |
| 3Olmsted County, MN | 71 | 8 | 1.2 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #211 of 1,472 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 71 | 23 | 1.3 | $998K | +3.9% | #217 of 1,472 |
| 5Crow Wing County, MN | 69 | 7 | 2.4 | $727K | +4.3% | #265 of 1,472 |
| 6Sherburne County, MN | 67 | 5 | 1.4 | $890K | +6.8% | #302 of 1,472 |
| 7Otter Tail County, MN | 66 | 9 | 3.6 | $525K | +1.6% | #340 of 1,472 |
| 8Hennepin County, MN | 63 | 55 | 1.0 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #393 of 1,472 |
| 9Goodhue County, MN | 62 | 6 | 3.0 | $545K | +1.3% | #446 of 1,472 |
| 10Wright County, MN | 61 | 10 | 1.9 | $657K | +11.1% | #459 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Dakota 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
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Dakota County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 funeral homes in Dakota County. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on funerals?
About $22.9M a year, or $132 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $998K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Dakota County has 1.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $998K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Dakota County would have about 34, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,530 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 71 for funeral homes (upper middle), #217 of 1,472 scored counties.
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