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Funeral homes in Rice County, MN

The funeral homes in Rice County, MN, 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On funerals · $157 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,939
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Rice County. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $157 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Rice County spend about $3.7M a year on funerals. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each home on map listings, 82% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Rice County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,873 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rice County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Rice County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rice 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 Rice County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRice CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.22.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$649K$679K
Households per official establishment5,8737,6428,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$157$140$143
Median household income$83,181$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Rice 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 Rice County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,939+4.2% since 2020
Households
23,493
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
137
Median household income
$83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,276
Median home value
$320,200
Jobs located here
25,685
Daytime population
60,549Residents 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 Rice 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
Rice County, MNNot scored31.3$1.2M+4.2%

Other business types in Rice County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Rice County, MN?

Rice County has 3 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Rice County, MN spend on funerals?

About $3.7M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rice County has 1.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.2M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Rice County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,873 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Rice County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Rice County

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