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Funeral homes in Wayne County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Wayne County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$532K
On funerals · $142 a household
Spending per listing
$266K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,020
+3.3% 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

At $142 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $532K a year on funerals. That works out to $266K per home.

Wayne County has 2 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.32.72.1
Spending per listing$266K$501K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$142$134$143
Median household income$66,215$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
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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,020+3.3% since 2020
Households
3,753
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$66,215
Average household income
$83,400
Median home value
$221,600
Jobs located here
5,123
Daytime population
10,606Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, NENot scored25.3$266K+3.3%

Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 funeral homes in Wayne County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $532K a year, or $142 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 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $266K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,753 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Wayne County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 10,020 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,753 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $66,215 a year, 18% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Wayne County

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