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Funeral homes in Johnson County, NE

How Johnson 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

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$316K
On funerals · $185 a household
Spending per listing
$158K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
11.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,218
−1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 funeral homes in Johnson County. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on funerals in Johnson County comes to about $316K a year: $185 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 funeral homes, that is $158K per home.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Johnson County in 2023. That is one for every 569 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Johnson 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.

Funeral homes in Johnson County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.72.72.1
Spending per listing$158K$501K$679K
Households per official establishment5695,3198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$185$134$143
Median household income$57,632$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$313K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,218−1.4% since 2020
Households
1,708
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$57,632
Average household income
$84,405
Median home value
$155,500
Jobs located here
1,309
Daytime population
4,301Residents 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 counties in Nebraska for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE7750.7$1.7M+9.0%#98 of 1,472
2Lancaster County, NE68171.3$929K+3.4%#276 of 1,472
3Douglas County, NE64351.5$765K+3.6%#379 of 1,472
4Scotts Bluff County, NE5053.3$501K−1.3%#700 of 1,472
5Hall County, NE4962.4$557K+1.4%#722 of 1,472
6Madison County, NE4474.8$319K+1.6%#877 of 1,472
7Saunders County, NE3966.7$234K+6.0%#1,023 of 1,472
8Otoe County, NE3657.8$213K+3.9%#1,084 of 1,472
9Adams County, NE3553.8$370K−0.3%#1,092 of 1,472
10Gage County, NE3166.4$261K+0.2%#1,197 of 1,472
Johnson County, NENot scored211.7$158K−1.4%

Other business types in Johnson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Johnson County, NE?

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Johnson County 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 Johnson County, NE spend on funerals?

About $316K a year, or $185 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $158K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,708 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, NE compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Johnson County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Johnson County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 569 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 5,218 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,708 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $57,632, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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