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Funeral homes in Los Angeles County, CA

How Los Angeles County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #226 of 1,472 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in California

Listings
296
22 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
161
+9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$508.1M
On funerals · $149 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% 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 296 funeral homes in Los Angeles County. 22 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Los Angeles County spend about $508.1M a year on funerals, or $149 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each home on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Los Angeles County was 161 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 21,220 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Los Angeles County.

Population estimates put the population change in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Los Angeles County is 70 (upper middle), #226 of 1,472 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Los Angeles County compares

The same measures for California 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 Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.12.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.4M$679K
Households per official establishment21,22017,0638,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.5%+3.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$149$151$143
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7073

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
147 → 161+9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,570
Annual payroll, 2023
$207.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
29622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
749The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$7.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for funeral homes, numbered among those based in California, with Los Angeles County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA92171.1$1.6M+8.9%#16 of 1,472
2Riverside County, CA87971.3$1.3M+5.0%#34 of 1,472
3El Dorado County, CA8581.1$1.7M+0.6%#38 of 1,472
4Marin County, CA8170.7$2.8M−2.9%#54 of 1,472
5Madera County, CA8161.3$1.2M+7.4%#59 of 1,472
6Sonoma County, CA79211.1$1.5M−0.4%#75 of 1,472
7Contra Costa County, CA78380.9$1.7M+0.3%#85 of 1,472
8Orange County, CA781031.0$1.7M−1.1%#86 of 1,472
9Santa Barbara County, CA77151.0$1.7M−1.4%#99 of 1,472
10San Luis Obispo County, CA77121.1$1.5M0.0%#100 of 1,472
24Los Angeles County, CA702960.9$1.7M−3.0%#226 of 1,472

Other business types in Los Angeles County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Los Angeles County, CA?

There are 296 funeral homes on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. 22 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Los Angeles County, CA spend on funerals?

About $508.1M a year, or $149 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 296 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Los Angeles County, CA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Los Angeles County has 0.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.7M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 749, against 296 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,220 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 70 for funeral homes (upper middle), #226 of 1,472 scored counties.

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