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Funeral homes in Barton County, MO
The funeral homes in Barton County, MO, 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $794K
- On funerals · $178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $397K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 11,795
- +1.5% since 2020
See the funeral homes around any address in Barton County
The site report maps the funeral homes on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Barton County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $178 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Barton County spend about $794K a year on funerals. That is about $397K of household spending for each home on map listings.
There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Barton County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barton County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Barton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Barton 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 | Barton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $397K | $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 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $178 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $51,635 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Barton 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 Barton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,795+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,454
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 592 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,871
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,343
- Daytime population
- 9,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Barton County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the funeral homes on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Barton County marked.
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 |
| Barton County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $397K | +1.5% |
Other business types in Barton 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
Real estate
Funeral services
- Funeral homes
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Barton County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 funeral homes in Barton County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Barton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Barton County, MO spend on funerals?
About $794K a year, or $178 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $397K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barton County, MO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Barton County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Barton County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Barton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Barton County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Barton County. It maps the funeral homes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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