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Funeral homes in Stark County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Stark County, ND, 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
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On funerals · $122 a household
Spending per listing
$549K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,013
+0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Stark County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Stark County comes to about $1.6M a year: $122 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $549K per home, 19% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Stark County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Stark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stark County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Stark County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.62.1
Spending per listing$549K$502K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a7,5248,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$122$130$143
Median household income$84,449$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

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
32 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,013+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,537
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,478
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
17,400
Daytime population
33,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for funeral homes, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Stark County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND7650.6$1.7M+9.1%#115 of 1,472
2Burleigh County, ND7551.2$1.2M+4.7%#134 of 1,472
3Grand Forks County, ND4951.6$690K+1.9%#714 of 1,472
4Morton County, ND3564.3$300K+3.8%#1,108 of 1,472
Stark County, NDNot scored32.2$549K+0.5%

Other business types in Stark County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Stark County, ND?

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

How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on funerals?

About $1.6M a year, or $122 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $549K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Stark County has 2.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $549K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Stark County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Stark County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark 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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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Stark County

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