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Funeral homes in Dawson County, NE
How Dawson County, NE 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.3M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dawson County spend about $1.3M a year on funerals, or $141 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $429K of household spending for each home on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Dawson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,286 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Dawson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $501K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,286 | 5,319 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $397K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents 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 |
| Dawson County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $429K | +1.5% |
Other business types in Dawson 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 Dawson County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Dawson County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on funerals?
About $1.3M a year, or $141 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $429K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Dawson County has 3.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $429K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Dawson County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,286 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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