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Funeral homes in Lauderdale County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #578 of 1,472 scored counties
#12 of 43 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On funerals · $149 a household
Spending per listing
$586K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,135
+3.3% 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

At $149 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $5.9M a year on funerals. Spread across 10 funeral homes, that is $586K per home, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Lauderdale County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 4,907 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Lauderdale County is 55 (upper middle), #578 of 1,472 scored counties and #12 of 43 scored counties in Alabama.

How Lauderdale 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.

Funeral homes in Lauderdale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.82.1
Spending per listing$586K$496K$679K
Households per official establishment4,9077,0088,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$149$139$143
Median household income$62,649$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,135+3.3% since 2020
Households
39,258
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,306
Median home value
$200,300
Jobs located here
30,814
Daytime population
90,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Alabama

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

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baldwin County, AL88131.3$1.2M+14.8%#28 of 1,472
2Shelby County, AL7880.9$1.5M+6.5%#87 of 1,472
3Madison County, AL77140.8$1.5M+11.0%#101 of 1,472
4Lee County, AL7560.9$1.3M+8.6%#129 of 1,472
5St. Clair County, AL6982.3$625K+7.1%#268 of 1,472
6Tuscaloosa County, AL65121.3$872K+3.8%#352 of 1,472
7Cullman County, AL6372.0$740K+6.7%#401 of 1,472
8Limestone County, AL6382.0$676K+18.0%#409 of 1,472
9Morgan County, AL63112.2$641K+2.6%#414 of 1,472
10Marshall County, AL63113.0$474K+6.0%#425 of 1,472
12Lauderdale County, AL55102.5$586K+3.3%#578 of 1,472

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Lauderdale County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 funeral homes in Lauderdale County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Lauderdale County, AL spend on funerals?

About $5.9M a year, or $149 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $586K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lauderdale County, AL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Lauderdale County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $586K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,907 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 55 for funeral homes (upper middle), #578 of 1,472 scored counties.

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