Groundwork

Funeral services · County · Montana

Funeral homes in Custer County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$769K
On funerals · $153 a household
Spending per listing
$769K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,034
+1.5% since 2020

See the funeral homes around any address in Custer 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 Custer County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Custer County comes to about $769K a year: $153 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $769K of household spending for each home on map listings.

There is 1 funeral home on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Custer County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 funeral home on map listings, Custer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Custer County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Custer County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.1
Spending per listing$769K$757K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a8,8248,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$153$144$143
Median household income$70,605$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

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
10 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 Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,034+1.5% since 2020
Households
5,038
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,783 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$70,605+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,295
Median home value
$219,100
Jobs located here
5,790
Daytime population
11,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Custer 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.

Or open the report at the center of Custer County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Funeral homes across Montana

Every Montana market ranked →

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Flathead County, MT7581.8$822K+10.1%#149 of 1,472
2Missoula County, MT7350.9$1.2M+4.4%#174 of 1,472
3Yellowstone County, MT6991.3$1.1M+4.5%#247 of 1,472
4Lewis and Clark County, MT6951.6$838K+5.8%#254 of 1,472
5Gallatin County, MT6071.4$746K+7.7%#474 of 1,472
Custer County, MTNot scored12.0$769K+1.5%

Other business types in Custer County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Custer County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 funeral home in Custer County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Custer County, MT spend on funerals?

About $769K a year, or $153 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 funeral home on map listings, it comes to $769K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,038 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Custer County, MT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Custer County has 1 funeral home on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending.

How fast is Custer County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 12,034 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,038 households. The median household income in Custer County is $70,605 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Custer County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Custer 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.

How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Custer County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Custer County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Custer County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.