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Funeral homes in Meeker County, MN
The funeral homes in Meeker County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #853 of 1,472 scored counties
#26 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On funerals · $166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,603
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Meeker County spend about $1.5M a year on funerals, or $166 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 funeral homes, that is $310K per home, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Meeker County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Meeker County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Meeker County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Meeker County is 45 (lower middle), #853 of 1,472 scored counties and #26 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Meeker 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 | Meeker County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $649K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,642 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $166 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $75,446 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 49 |
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
- 50 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 Meeker 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 Meeker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,603+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,347
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $75,446+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,684
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,295
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents 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 |
| 26Meeker County, MN | 45 | 5 | 5.3 | $310K | +0.7% | #853 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Meeker 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
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Meeker County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Meeker County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Meeker County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Meeker County, MN spend on funerals?
About $1.5M a year, or $166 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $310K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,347 households in Meeker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meeker County, MN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Meeker County has 5.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $310K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Meeker County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Meeker County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Meeker County at 23,603 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,347 households. The median household income in Meeker County is $75,446 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.9% 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. Meeker County scores 45 for funeral homes (lower middle), #853 of 1,472 scored counties.
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