Funeral services · Metro area · Indiana
Funeral homes in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area
How the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #313 of 377 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 38
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −28.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $477K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,538
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #313 of 377 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $141 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area spend about $18.1M a year on funerals. That is about $477K of household spending for each home on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 38 funeral homes on map listings in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area was 18 in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,137 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area 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.
| Measure | South Bend-Mishawaka metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $477K | $473K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,137 | 5,706 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.0% | −4.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $135 | $143 |
| Median household income | $67,217 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−28.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area, 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 the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,538+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 128,459
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 948 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $67,217+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,813
- Median home value
- $196,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,103
- Daytime population
- 316,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bloomington, IN | 54 | 10 | 1.5 | $798K | +2.0% | #150 of 377 |
| 2Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 49 | 15 | 2.1 | $709K | +0.9% | #180 of 377 |
| 3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 44 | 174 | 2.1 | $588K | +5.4% | #216 of 377 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 43 | 745 | 2.0 | $663K | 0.0% | #222 of 377 |
| 4Kokomo, IN | 38 | 8 | 2.2 | $669K | +0.4% | #258 of 377 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 38 | 130 | 2.3 | $562K | +2.9% | #261 of 377 |
| 5Fort Wayne, IN | 37 | 39 | 2.1 | $611K | +3.9% | #266 of 377 |
| 6Columbus, IN | 36 | 8 | 2.4 | $563K | +4.3% | #272 of 377 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 36 | 215 | 2.4 | $556K | +2.7% | #274 of 377 |
| 7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 32 | 25 | 2.8 | $416K | +2.1% | #299 of 377 |
| 9South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 30 | 38 | 3.0 | $477K | +0.1% | #313 of 377 |
Other business types in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 funeral homes in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area spend on funerals?
About $18.1M a year, or $141 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $477K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 128,459 households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 3.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $477K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area would have about 27, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,137 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area at 324,538 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 128,459 households. The median household income in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is $67,217 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 30 for funeral homes (lower middle), #313 of 377 scored metro areas.
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