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Funeral homes in Allen County, IN

The funeral homes in Allen County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #599 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 57 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
32
8 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
26
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20M
On funerals · $128 a household
Spending per listing
$624K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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 32 funeral homes in Allen County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 25%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $128 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $20M a year on funerals. That is about $624K of household spending for each home on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Allen County in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,022 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $999K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Allen County.

Population estimates show Allen County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Allen County is 54 (upper middle), #599 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 57 scored counties in Indiana.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.92.1
Spending per listing$624K$473K$679K
Households per official establishment6,0225,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$128$135$143
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5426

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 26−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
169
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$999K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN75151.1$1.1M+10.9%#137 of 1,472
2Hendricks County, IN69121.8$750K+10.2%#261 of 1,472
3Monroe County, IN6561.0$1.1M+1.9%#349 of 1,472
4Johnson County, IN62152.4$579K+7.4%#445 of 1,472
5Warrick County, IN6072.8$541K+4.4%#488 of 1,472
6Boone County, IN6082.8$476K+13.5%#493 of 1,472
7Elkhart County, IN59152.1$709K+0.9%#499 of 1,472
8Tippecanoe County, IN59121.6$671K+2.2%#502 of 1,472
9Porter County, IN57142.0$696K+1.6%#533 of 1,472
10Hancock County, IN5792.7$499K+13.5%#543 of 1,472
11Allen County, IN54322.0$624K+4.2%#599 of 1,472

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Allen County, IN?

Allen County has 32 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on funerals?

About $20M a year, or $128 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $624K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Allen County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $624K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Allen County would have about 29, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,022 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 54 for funeral homes (upper middle), #599 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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