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Funeral homes in Audrain County, MO
The funeral homes in Audrain County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #930 of 1,472 scored counties
#27 of 43 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On funerals · $168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,528
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Audrain County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $168 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Audrain County spend about $1.5M a year on funerals. That works out to $310K per home, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Audrain County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Audrain County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Audrain County is 42 (lower middle), #930 of 1,472 scored counties and #27 of 43 scored counties in Missouri.
How Audrain County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Audrain County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $521K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,178 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $168 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $59,448 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 35 |
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
- 51 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 Audrain 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 Audrain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,528−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,219
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,893
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,235
- Daytime population
- 22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles County, MO | 75 | 20 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #138 of 1,472 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 72 | 5 | 1.4 | $966K | +8.3% | #195 of 1,472 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 71 | 7 | 0.8 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #208 of 1,472 |
| 4Newton County, MO | 67 | 5 | 2.3 | $698K | +6.1% | #309 of 1,472 |
| 5Greene County, MO | 66 | 18 | 1.4 | $950K | +3.3% | #321 of 1,472 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 66 | 11 | 2.5 | $598K | +7.1% | #336 of 1,472 |
| 7Platte County, MO | 65 | 8 | 1.8 | $682K | +6.7% | #360 of 1,472 |
| 8Clay County, MO | 64 | 17 | 1.7 | $737K | +4.3% | #381 of 1,472 |
| 9Taney County, MO | 64 | 7 | 3.1 | $544K | +1.7% | #390 of 1,472 |
| 10St. Louis County, MO | 63 | 67 | 1.6 | $913K | −1.2% | #394 of 1,472 |
| 27Audrain County, MO | 42 | 5 | 5.4 | $310K | −1.0% | #930 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Audrain 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
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Audrain County, MO?
Audrain County has 5 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Audrain County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Audrain County, MO spend on funerals?
About $1.5M a year, or $168 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, 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 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Audrain County has 5.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $310K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Audrain County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain County scores 42 for funeral homes (lower middle), #930 of 1,472 scored counties.
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