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Funeral homes in Gulf County, FL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$992K
On funerals · $167 a household
Spending per listing
$331K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,943
+11.7% 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 3 funeral homes in Gulf County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Gulf County spend about $992K a year on funerals, or $167 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $331K per home, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Gulf County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gulf County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Gulf County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gulf 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 Gulf County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGulf CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.01.52.1
Spending per listing$331K$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a13,5708,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$167$173$143
Median household income$61,179$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored92

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
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 Gulf 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 Gulf County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,943+11.7% since 2020
Households
5,944
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,179+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,140
Median home value
$250,000
Jobs located here
4,282
Daytime population
13,801Residents 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 Gulf 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
Gulf County, FLNot scored35.0$331K+11.7%

Other business types in Gulf County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Gulf County, FL?

Gulf County has 3 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Gulf County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $992K a year, or $167 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $331K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,944 households in Gulf County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gulf County has 5.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $331K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Gulf County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Gulf County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Gulf County at 15,943 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,944 households. Median household income in Gulf County is $61,179, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Gulf County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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