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Funeral homes in Otter Tail County, MN

The funeral homes in Otter Tail County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #340 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On funerals · $188 a household
Spending per listing
$525K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,041
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 funeral homes in Otter Tail County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Otter Tail County spend about $4.7M a year on funerals, or $188 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That works out to $525K per home, 23% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Otter Tail County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 8,386 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Otter Tail County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Otter Tail County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #340 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Otter Tail 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.

Funeral homes in Otter Tail County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOtter Tail CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.22.1
Spending per listing$525K$649K$679K
Households per official establishment8,3867,6428,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$188$140$143
Median household income$72,255$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$958K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,041+1.6% since 2020
Households
25,157
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,972 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,523
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
23,068
Daytime population
55,886Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Otter Tail County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN81121.1$1.2M+6.9%#58 of 1,472
2Anoka County, MN75141.0$1.3M+4.7%#130 of 1,472
3Olmsted County, MN7181.2$1.2M+2.3%#211 of 1,472
4Dakota County, MN71231.3$998K+3.9%#217 of 1,472
5Crow Wing County, MN6972.4$727K+4.3%#265 of 1,472
6Sherburne County, MN6751.4$890K+6.8%#302 of 1,472
7Otter Tail County, MN6693.6$525K+1.6%#340 of 1,472
8Hennepin County, MN63551.0$1.2M+0.2%#393 of 1,472
9Goodhue County, MN6263.0$545K+1.3%#446 of 1,472
10Wright County, MN61101.9$657K+11.1%#459 of 1,472

Other business types in Otter Tail County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Otter Tail County, MN?

There are 9 funeral homes on map listings in Otter Tail County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Otter Tail County, MN spend on funerals?

About $4.7M a year, or $188 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $525K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Otter Tail County has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $525K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,386 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #340 of 1,472 scored counties.

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