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Funeral homes in Iron County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #590 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Utah

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On funerals · $132 a household
Spending per listing
$443K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,141
+16.4% 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 6 funeral homes in Iron County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Iron County spend about $2.7M a year on funerals, or $132 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $443K per home, 35% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Iron County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,719 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iron County grew 16.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Iron County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #590 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Utah.

How Iron County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Iron County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureIron CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.01.62.1
Spending per listing$443K$759K$679K
Households per official establishment6,71911,2488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.4%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$132$118$143
Median household income$66,247$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$432K
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
4The 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 Iron 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 Iron County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,141+16.4% since 2020
Households
20,157
Median age
31.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
3,296 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,495
Median home value
$379,000
Jobs located here
23,946
Daytime population
58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Utah, with Iron County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, UT85131.9$1M+17.4%#39 of 1,472
2Davis County, UT71121.0$1.1M+4.8%#213 of 1,472
3Salt Lake County, UT68501.2$951K+2.9%#275 of 1,472
4Weber County, UT67151.6$734K+5.8%#308 of 1,472
5Utah County, UT66261.3$786K+14.5%#327 of 1,472
6Cache County, UT6081.8$616K+8.5%#484 of 1,472
7Iron County, UT5563.0$443K+16.4%#590 of 1,472
8Box Elder County, UT4973.6$373K+12.7%#740 of 1,472
9Uintah County, UT3554.1$279K+7.3%#1,110 of 1,472

Other business types in Iron County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Iron County, UT?

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. 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 Iron County, UT spend on funerals?

About $2.7M a year, or $132 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $443K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iron County, UT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Iron County has 3.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $443K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Iron County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,719 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Iron County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 55 for funeral homes (upper middle), #590 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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