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Funeral homes in Cass County, NE
The funeral homes in Cass County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,246 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6M
- On funerals · $146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $226K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,657
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Cass County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,246 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on funerals in Cass County comes to about $1.6M a year: $146 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 funeral homes, that is $226K per home, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 2,166 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cass 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 | Cass County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $226K | $501K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,166 | 5,319 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $146 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $91,836 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $277K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 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 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
- 27,657+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,832
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,521
- Median home value
- $254,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,967
- Daytime population
- 19,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Cass County, NE | 29 | 7 | 6.5 | $226K | +3.9% | #1,246 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Cass 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
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Cass County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Cass County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on funerals?
About $1.6M a year, or $146 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $226K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, NE compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Cass County has 6.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $226K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cass County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,166 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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 29 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,246 of 1,472 scored counties.
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