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Funeral homes in El Paso County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #250 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
34
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.7M
On funerals · $116 a household
Spending per listing
$991K
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
757,040
+3.2% 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

Households in El Paso County spend about $33.7M a year on funerals, or $116 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $991K of household spending for each home on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

El Paso County has 34 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 20,728 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show El Paso County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in El Paso County is 69 (upper middle), #250 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How El Paso County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 El Paso County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.32.1
Spending per listing$991K$911K$679K
Households per official establishment20,72819,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$116$122$143
Median household income$90,363$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
341 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 El Paso 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 El Paso County

Population, 2025 estimate
757,040+3.2% since 2020
Households
290,190
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,684
Median home value
$461,000
Jobs located here
284,746
Daytime population
727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Colorado, with El Paso County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO80100.7$1.7M+10.9%#65 of 1,472
2Montrose County, CO7852.8$663K+4.1%#94 of 1,472
3Weld County, CO76151.2$981K+14.2%#121 of 1,472
4Larimer County, CO75161.0$1.2M+4.8%#133 of 1,472
5Arapahoe County, CO73230.9$1.3M+2.8%#170 of 1,472
6Mesa County, CO73132.0$775K+4.4%#188 of 1,472
7El Paso County, CO69341.2$991K+3.2%#250 of 1,472
8Adams County, CO68261.4$757K+6.6%#285 of 1,472
9Boulder County, CO64161.2$1.1M−0.7%#370 of 1,472
10Jefferson County, CO63391.6$833K−0.5%#396 of 1,472

Other business types in El Paso County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in El Paso County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 funeral homes in El Paso County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on funerals?

About $33.7M a year, or $116 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $991K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

El Paso County has 1.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $991K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, El Paso County would have about 50, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,728 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 69 for funeral homes (upper middle), #250 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in El Paso County

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