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Funeral homes in Buffalo County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Buffalo County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.7M
- On funerals · $137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $683K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Buffalo County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Buffalo County spend about $2.7M a year on funerals, or $137 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $683K per home, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Buffalo County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 6,661 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Buffalo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Buffalo County 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.
| Measure | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $683K | $501K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,661 | 5,319 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $137 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $571K
- 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
- 4The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Buffalo County?
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 77 | 5 | 0.7 | $1.7M | +9.0% | #98 of 1,472 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 68 | 17 | 1.3 | $929K | +3.4% | #276 of 1,472 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 64 | 35 | 1.5 | $765K | +3.6% | #379 of 1,472 |
| 4Scotts Bluff County, NE | 50 | 5 | 3.3 | $501K | −1.3% | #700 of 1,472 |
| 5Hall County, NE | 49 | 6 | 2.4 | $557K | +1.4% | #722 of 1,472 |
| 6Madison County, NE | 44 | 7 | 4.8 | $319K | +1.6% | #877 of 1,472 |
| 7Saunders County, NE | 39 | 6 | 6.7 | $234K | +6.0% | #1,023 of 1,472 |
| 8Otoe County, NE | 36 | 5 | 7.8 | $213K | +3.9% | #1,084 of 1,472 |
| 9Adams County, NE | 35 | 5 | 3.8 | $370K | −0.3% | #1,092 of 1,472 |
| 10Gage County, NE | 31 | 6 | 6.4 | $261K | +0.2% | #1,197 of 1,472 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $683K | +1.9% |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County, NE?
Buffalo 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 Buffalo County, NE spend on funerals?
About $2.7M a year, or $137 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $683K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Buffalo County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $683K, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,661 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Buffalo 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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