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Funeral homes in Lee County, FL

How Lee County, FL 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 97 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #4 of 1,472 scored counties
#4 of 48 scored counties in Florida

Listings
38
8 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.7M
On funerals · $216 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
875,607
+14.4% 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

Lee County scores 97 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #4 of 1,472 scored counties and #4 of 48 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

Households in Lee County spend about $70.7M a year on funerals, or $216 per household, 51% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each home on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 38 funeral homes on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 21%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 20,488 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lee 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 Lee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.52.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishment20,48813,5708,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$216$173$143
Median household income$76,107$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score9792

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
388 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
875,607+14.4% since 2020
Households
327,803
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,047
Median household income
$76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,469
Median home value
$362,200
Jobs located here
293,056
Daytime population
793,827Residents 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 Lee 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

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Lee County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 funeral homes in Lee County. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $70.7M a year, or $216 per household. That is 51% above the U.S. average (an index of 151, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 1.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.9M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Lee County would have about 104, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,488 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 97 for funeral homes (very high), #4 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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