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Funeral homes in Jefferson County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #396 of 1,472 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
39
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.5M
On funerals · $134 a household
Spending per listing
$833K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
580,451
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 funeral homes in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Jefferson County spend about $32.5M a year on funerals, or $134 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $833K per home, 23% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Jefferson County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 18,595 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For funeral homes, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #396 of 1,472 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Colorado.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.32.1
Spending per listing$833K$911K$679K
Households per official establishment18,59519,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$134$122$143
Median household income$110,656$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
208
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
393 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 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
580,451−0.5% since 2020
Households
241,735
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
758
Median household income
$110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,995
Median home value
$637,600
Jobs located here
259,943
Daytime population
537,313Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Jefferson County, CO?

Jefferson County has 39 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $32.5M a year, or $134 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $833K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $833K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 48, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,595 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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 63 for funeral homes (upper middle), #396 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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