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Funeral homes in Seward County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Seward 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On funerals · $158 a household
Spending per listing
$357K
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,032
+2.3% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Seward County spend about $1.1M a year on funerals, or $158 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $357K per home, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Seward County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Seward County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Seward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Seward 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 Seward County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.42.72.1
Spending per listing$357K$501K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$158$134$143
Median household income$82,444$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,032+2.3% since 2020
Households
6,788
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,444+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,633
Median home value
$241,300
Jobs located here
5,998
Daytime population
14,864Residents 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 Seward 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
Seward County, NENot scored34.4$357K+2.3%

Other business types in Seward County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Seward County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Seward County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Seward County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Seward County, NE spend on funerals?

About $1.1M a year, or $158 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $357K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,788 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seward County has 4.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $357K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Seward County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Seward County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 18,032 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,788 households. The median household income in Seward County is $82,444 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Seward 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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