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Funeral homes in Marion County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #693 of 1,472 scored counties
#16 of 57 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
76
15 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
47
+2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.8M
On funerals · $107 a household
Spending per listing
$563K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
992,196
+1.6% 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

Household spending on funerals in Marion County comes to about $42.8M a year: $107 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $563K per home, 17% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Marion County has 76 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Marion County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,520 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $543K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Marion County.

Population estimates show Marion County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Marion County is 50 (upper middle), #693 of 1,472 scored counties and #16 of 57 scored counties in Indiana.

How Marion 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 Marion County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.92.1
Spending per listing$563K$473K$679K
Households per official establishment8,5205,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.2%−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$107$135$143
Median household income$66,346$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5026

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 47+2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
344
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$543K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
992,196+1.6% since 2020
Households
400,432
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,464
Median household income
$66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,680
Median home value
$224,000
Jobs located here
662,636
Daytime population
1,168,106Residents 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 Marion 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
16Marion County, IN50761.9$563K+1.6%#693 of 1,472

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Marion County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 funeral homes in Marion County. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019.

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

About $42.8M a year, or $107 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $563K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 1.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $563K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Marion County would have about 63, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,520 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 50 for funeral homes (upper middle), #693 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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