Funeral services · County · Minnesota
Funeral homes in Wabasha County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Wabasha County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,165 of 1,472 scored counties
#32 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On funerals · $169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,537
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Wabasha County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,165 of 1,472 scored counties and #32 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Wabasha County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Wabasha County spend about $1.5M a year on funerals, or $169 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $221K per home, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Wabasha County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,052 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wabasha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wabasha 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 | Wabasha County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $649K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,052 | 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 | $169 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $82,007 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $240K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,537+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,156
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,189
- Median home value
- $264,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,667
- Daytime population
- 17,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Wabasha County marked.
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 |
| 32Wabasha County, MN | 33 | 7 | 7.6 | $221K | +0.7% | #1,165 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Wabasha 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
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Wabasha County, MN?
Wabasha County has 7 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Wabasha County, MN spend on funerals?
About $1.5M a year, or $169 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $221K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wabasha County, MN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Wabasha County has 7.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $221K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,052 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,165 of 1,472 scored counties.
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