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Funeral homes in Jefferson County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Jefferson County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #889 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 43 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 70
- 11 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On funerals · $132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $510K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $35.7M a year on funerals, or $132 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $510K per home, 25% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Jefferson County has 70 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Jefferson County was 37 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,294 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Jefferson County.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #889 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 43 scored counties in Alabama.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $510K | $496K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,294 | 7,008 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +2.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $132 | $139 | $143 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 37+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baldwin County, AL | 88 | 13 | 1.3 | $1.2M | +14.8% | #28 of 1,472 |
| 2Shelby County, AL | 78 | 8 | 0.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #87 of 1,472 |
| 3Madison County, AL | 77 | 14 | 0.8 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #101 of 1,472 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 75 | 6 | 0.9 | $1.3M | +8.6% | #129 of 1,472 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 69 | 8 | 2.3 | $625K | +7.1% | #268 of 1,472 |
| 6Tuscaloosa County, AL | 65 | 12 | 1.3 | $872K | +3.8% | #352 of 1,472 |
| 7Cullman County, AL | 63 | 7 | 2.0 | $740K | +6.7% | #401 of 1,472 |
| 8Limestone County, AL | 63 | 8 | 2.0 | $676K | +18.0% | #409 of 1,472 |
| 9Morgan County, AL | 63 | 11 | 2.2 | $641K | +2.6% | #414 of 1,472 |
| 10Marshall County, AL | 63 | 11 | 3.0 | $474K | +6.0% | #425 of 1,472 |
| 21Jefferson County, AL | 43 | 70 | 2.6 | $510K | −1.3% | #889 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Jefferson County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 funeral homes in Jefferson County. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on funerals?
About $35.7M a year, or $132 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $510K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Jefferson County has 2.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $510K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 53, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,294 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 43 for funeral homes (lower middle), #889 of 1,472 scored counties.
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