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Funeral homes in Cass County, MO

How Cass County, MO 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #336 of 1,472 scored counties
#6 of 43 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On funerals · $152 a household
Spending per listing
$598K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,859
+7.1% 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

Household spending on funerals in Cass County comes to about $6.6M a year: $152 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $598K per home, 12% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 11 funeral homes on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 7,201 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Cass County is 66 (upper middle), #336 of 1,472 scored counties and #6 of 43 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass 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.

Funeral homes in Cass County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.72.1
Spending per listing$598K$521K$679K
Households per official establishment7,2016,1788,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$152$140$143
Median household income$87,535$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,859+7.1% since 2020
Households
43,206
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$87,535+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,544
Median home value
$292,400
Jobs located here
30,659
Daytime population
87,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO75201.2$1.1M+4.9%#138 of 1,472
2Christian County, MO7251.4$966K+8.3%#195 of 1,472
3Jefferson County, MO7170.8$1.7M+2.7%#208 of 1,472
4Newton County, MO6752.3$698K+6.1%#309 of 1,472
5Greene County, MO66181.4$950K+3.3%#321 of 1,472
6Cass County, MO66112.5$598K+7.1%#336 of 1,472
7Platte County, MO6581.8$682K+6.7%#360 of 1,472
8Clay County, MO64171.7$737K+4.3%#381 of 1,472
9Taney County, MO6473.1$544K+1.7%#390 of 1,472
10St. Louis County, MO63671.6$913K−1.2%#394 of 1,472

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Cass County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 funeral homes in Cass County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Cass County, MO spend on funerals?

About $6.6M a year, or $152 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $598K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,206 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, MO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Cass County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $598K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cass County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,201 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 115,859 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,206 households. The median household income in Cass County is $87,535 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Cass County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #336 of 1,472 scored counties.

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