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Funeral homes in Volusia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #46 of 1,472 scored counties
#23 of 48 scored counties in Florida

Listings
52
10 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
29
−6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.6M
On funerals · $180 a household
Spending per listing
$839K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% 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

For funeral homes, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #46 of 1,472 scored counties and #23 of 48 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

Households in Volusia County spend about $43.6M a year on funerals, or $180 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $839K of household spending for each home on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 52 funeral homes on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Volusia County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 8,341 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $373K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Volusia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.52.1
Spending per listing$839K$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishment8,34113,5708,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.4%−2.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$180$173$143
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score8392

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 29−6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
160
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$373K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Volusia 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 Volusia County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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
23Volusia County, FL83522.1$839K+9.1%#46 of 1,472

Other business types in Volusia County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Volusia County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 funeral homes in Volusia County. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.

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

About $43.6M a year, or $180 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $839K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Volusia County has 2.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $839K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Volusia County would have about 64, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,341 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 83 for funeral homes (high), #46 of 1,472 scored counties.

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