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Funeral homes in Washington County, MN
How Washington County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #58 of 1,472 scored counties
#1 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On funerals · $142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #58 of 1,472 scored counties and #1 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.
Households in Washington County spend about $14.9M a year on funerals, or $142 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per home, 83% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 12 funeral homes on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 21,115 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $649K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 21,115 | 7,642 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $142 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $737K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents 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 Washington 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 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Washington County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 funeral homes in Washington County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on funerals?
About $14.9M a year, or $142 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Washington County has 1.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.2M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Washington County would have about 22, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,115 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County scores 81 for funeral homes (high), #58 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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