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Funeral homes in Monroe County, MO

How Monroe County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$660K
On funerals · $190 a household
Spending per listing
$165K
76% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
5.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,959
+3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Monroe County. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 5.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Monroe County spend about $660K a year on funerals, or $190 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That works out to $165K per home, 76% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 1,156 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Monroe County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.52.72.1
Spending per listing$165K$521K$679K
Households per official establishment1,1566,1788,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$190$140$143
Median household income$54,516$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$353K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,959+3.1% since 2020
Households
3,468
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,516
Average household income
$70,284
Median home value
$149,300
Jobs located here
1,722
Daytime population
6,685Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, MONot scored411.5$165K+3.1%

Other business types in Monroe County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Monroe County, MO?

Monroe County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Monroe County, MO spend on funerals?

About $660K a year, or $190 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $165K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,468 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 11.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $165K, 76% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Monroe County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,156 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 8,959 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,468 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $54,516, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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