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Funeral homes in Saunders County, NE
The funeral homes in Saunders County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,023 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4M
- On funerals · $158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $234K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,702
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $158 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Saunders County spend about $1.4M a year on funerals. Spread across 6 funeral homes, that is $234K per home, 66% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Saunders County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Saunders County in 2023. That is one for every 2,966 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Saunders County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Saunders County is 39 (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Saunders 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 | Saunders County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $234K | $501K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,966 | 5,319 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $158 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $94,066 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $382K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 Saunders 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 Saunders County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,702+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $94,066+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,182
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,794
- Daytime population
- 16,853Residents 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 |
Other business types in Saunders County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Saunders County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Saunders County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Saunders County, NE spend on funerals?
About $1.4M a year, or $158 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $234K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,899 households in Saunders County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saunders County, NE compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Saunders County has 6.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $234K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Saunders County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,966 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Saunders County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saunders County at 23,702 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. The median household income in Saunders County is $94,066 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Saunders County scores 39 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,472 scored counties.
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