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Funeral homes in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
The funeral homes in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.3M
- On funerals · $116 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in West Baton Rouge Parish. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in West Baton Rouge Parish comes to about $1.3M a year: $116 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 funeral homes, that is $319K per home, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, West Baton Rouge Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How West Baton Rouge Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $497K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,248 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $116 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Tammany Parish, LA | 83 | 10 | 1.0 | $1.5M | +5.3% | #44 of 1,472 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 71 | 7 | 1.3 | $924K | +8.5% | #219 of 1,472 |
| 3Bossier Parish, LA | 68 | 5 | 1.0 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #271 of 1,472 |
| 4Jefferson Parish, LA | 65 | 15 | 0.8 | $1.7M | −1.9% | #345 of 1,472 |
| 5East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 63 | 24 | 1.4 | $894K | +0.1% | #395 of 1,472 |
| 6Lafayette Parish, LA | 60 | 19 | 1.9 | $623K | +6.5% | #482 of 1,472 |
| 7Ascension Parish, LA | 59 | 10 | 2.1 | $539K | +6.4% | #508 of 1,472 |
| 8Terrebonne Parish, LA | 48 | 9 | 2.1 | $590K | −4.8% | #747 of 1,472 |
| 9Ouachita Parish, LA | 47 | 16 | 2.6 | $519K | −1.0% | #780 of 1,472 |
| 10Orleans Parish, LA | 45 | 31 | 2.0 | $638K | −5.5% | #830 of 1,472 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $319K | +5.5% |
Other business types in West Baton Rouge Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on funerals?
About $1.3M a year, or $116 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $319K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $319K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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