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Funeral homes in Vernon County, WI

The funeral homes in Vernon County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,164 of 1,472 scored counties
#44 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.9M
On funerals · $157 a household
Spending per listing
$244K
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,443
+2.4% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Vernon County is 33 (lower middle), #1,164 of 1,472 scored counties and #44 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 funeral homes in Vernon County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Vernon County comes to about $1.9M a year: $157 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 funeral homes, that is $244K per home, 64% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Vernon County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,485 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $910K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Vernon County. Population estimates show Vernon County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Vernon 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.

Funeral homes in Vernon County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureVernon CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.42.62.1
Spending per listing$244K$544K$679K
Households per official establishment2,4856,0048,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$157$140$143
Median household income$71,893$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3333

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$501K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$910K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Vernon 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 Vernon County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,443+2.4% since 2020
Households
12,424
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
792 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,893+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,506
Median home value
$223,800
Jobs located here
8,856
Daytime population
26,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waukesha County, WI73321.9$850K+2.4%#186 of 1,472
2Washington County, WI7081.4$1.1M+1.8%#229 of 1,472
3Dane County, WI65311.2$897K+4.9%#350 of 1,472
4St. Croix County, WI6182.1$618K+4.7%#460 of 1,472
5Ozaukee County, WI61133.4$483K+3.0%#468 of 1,472
6Waushara County, WI5854.7$364K+2.8%#526 of 1,472
7Kenosha County, WI57101.5$848K−0.4%#528 of 1,472
8Wood County, WI5782.5$671K−0.2%#534 of 1,472
9Racine County, WI56162.0$718K+0.4%#553 of 1,472
10Sheboygan County, WI56112.2$659K0.0%#556 of 1,472
44Vernon County, WI3386.4$244K+2.4%#1,164 of 1,472

Other business types in Vernon County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Vernon County, WI?

Vernon County has 8 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Vernon County, WI spend on funerals?

About $1.9M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $244K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,424 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vernon County, WI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Vernon County has 6.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $244K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Vernon County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,485 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Vernon County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Vernon County at 31,443 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,424 households. Median household income in Vernon County is $71,893, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Vernon County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,164 of 1,472 scored counties.

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