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Funeral homes in Baker County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 1,472 scored counties
#48 of 48 scored counties in Florida

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On funerals · $149 a household
Spending per listing
$227K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,737
+5.8% 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

Baker County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,200 of 1,472 scored counties and #48 of 48 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 funeral homes in Baker County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Baker County comes to about $1.4M a year: $149 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $227K per home, 66% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Baker County in 2023. That is one for every 1,833 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baker County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Baker County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Baker County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBaker CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.51.52.1
Spending per listing$227K$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishment1,83313,5708,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$149$173$143
Median household income$79,836$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3192

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Baker 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 Baker County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,737+5.8% since 2020
Households
9,165
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
585 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$79,836+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,199
Median home value
$256,700
Jobs located here
6,988
Daytime population
24,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL9991.3$2.4M+21.1%#1 of 1,472
2Charlotte County, FL98111.2$2.1M+15.5%#2 of 1,472
3Collier County, FL97140.8$3M+10.6%#3 of 1,472
4Lee County, FL97381.2$1.9M+14.4%#4 of 1,472
5St. Johns County, FL9680.7$2.4M+25.0%#5 of 1,472
6Sarasota County, FL96341.6$1.6M+10.0%#7 of 1,472
7Manatee County, FL95211.2$1.8M+16.6%#8 of 1,472
8Indian River County, FL95131.8$1.4M+7.7%#9 of 1,472
9Pasco County, FL95351.5$1.2M+19.1%#10 of 1,472
10Flagler County, FL9461.1$1.9M+21.0%#11 of 1,472
48Baker County, FL3166.5$227K+5.8%#1,200 of 1,472

Other business types in Baker County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Baker County, FL?

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Baker County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Baker County, FL spend on funerals?

About $1.4M 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 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $227K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,165 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baker County, FL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Baker County has 6.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $227K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Baker County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,833 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Baker County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Baker County at 29,737 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,165 households. Median household income in Baker County is $79,836, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Baker County scores 31 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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