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Funeral homes in Columbia County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Columbia County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,149 of 1,472 scored counties
#42 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On funerals · $145 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 95% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For funeral homes, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,149 of 1,472 scored counties and #42 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on funerals in Columbia County comes to about $3.5M a year: $145 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $350K per home, 48% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Columbia County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 4,026 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $544K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,026 | 6,004 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $145 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $800K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waukesha County, WI | 73 | 32 | 1.9 | $850K | +2.4% | #186 of 1,472 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 70 | 8 | 1.4 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #229 of 1,472 |
| 3Dane County, WI | 65 | 31 | 1.2 | $897K | +4.9% | #350 of 1,472 |
| 4St. Croix County, WI | 61 | 8 | 2.1 | $618K | +4.7% | #460 of 1,472 |
| 5Ozaukee County, WI | 61 | 13 | 3.4 | $483K | +3.0% | #468 of 1,472 |
| 6Waushara County, WI | 58 | 5 | 4.7 | $364K | +2.8% | #526 of 1,472 |
| 7Kenosha County, WI | 57 | 10 | 1.5 | $848K | −0.4% | #528 of 1,472 |
| 8Wood County, WI | 57 | 8 | 2.5 | $671K | −0.2% | #534 of 1,472 |
| 9Racine County, WI | 56 | 16 | 2.0 | $718K | +0.4% | #553 of 1,472 |
| 10Sheboygan County, WI | 56 | 11 | 2.2 | $659K | 0.0% | #556 of 1,472 |
| 42Columbia County, WI | 33 | 10 | 4.1 | $350K | −0.7% | #1,149 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Columbia County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 funeral homes in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on funerals?
About $3.5M a year, or $145 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $350K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Columbia County has 4.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $350K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Columbia County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,026 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,149 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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