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Funeral services · Small-town market · Nebraska

Funeral homes in the Beatrice, NE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in the Beatrice, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #302 of 365 scored small-town markets
#4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On funerals · $168 a household
Spending per listing
$261K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,711
+0.2% 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

The Beatrice area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #302 of 365 scored small-town markets and #4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 funeral homes in the Beatrice area. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in the Beatrice area spend about $1.6M a year on funerals, or $168 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $261K per home, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Beatrice area in 2023. That is one for every 1,555 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Beatrice area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Beatrice area compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Beatrice, NE area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBeatrice areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.42.72.1
Spending per listing$261K$501K$679K
Households per official establishment1,5555,3198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$168$134$143
Median household income$67,247$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3226

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$539K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
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 the Beatrice area, 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 the Beatrice area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,711+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,327
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
852 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,338
Median home value
$174,000
Jobs located here
8,371
Daytime population
18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Beatrice area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nebraska

Small-town markets in Nebraska ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kearney, NE7252.2$637K+1.9%#52 of 365
2Scottsbluff, NE6653.3$510K−1.2%#87 of 365
3Norfolk, NE50105.1$310K+1.1%#180 of 365
4Beatrice, NE3266.4$261K+0.2%#302 of 365
5Hastings, NE24105.9$247K−0.2%#329 of 365

Other business types in the Beatrice area

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the Beatrice, NE area?

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in the Beatrice area as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. 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 the Beatrice, NE area spend on funerals?

About $1.6M 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 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $261K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in the Beatrice area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beatrice, NE area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The Beatrice area has 6.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $261K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Beatrice area would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,555 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is the Beatrice, NE area growing?

Population estimates put the Beatrice area at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. Median household income in the Beatrice area is $67,247, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Beatrice area scores 32 for funeral homes (lower middle), #302 of 365 scored small-town markets.

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