Funeral services · County · Maryland
Funeral homes in Baltimore city, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Baltimore city, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #970 of 1,472 scored counties
#19 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 60
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On funerals · $109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 funeral homes in Baltimore city. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $109 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Baltimore city spend about $27.9M a year on funerals. That works out to $465K per home, 31% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Baltimore city in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 9,833 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baltimore city declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Baltimore city scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #970 of 1,472 scored counties and #19 of 20 scored counties in Maryland.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $912K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 9,833 | 10,990 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | +0.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $109 | $143 | $143 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 607 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 82 | 30 | 0.8 | $2M | +1.3% | #48 of 1,472 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 75 | 8 | 0.7 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #125 of 1,472 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 74 | 18 | 1.7 | $815K | +11.0% | #167 of 1,472 |
| 4Harford County, MD | 73 | 11 | 1.1 | $1.3M | +2.0% | #171 of 1,472 |
| 5Talbot County, MD | 73 | 6 | 3.7 | $627K | +2.0% | #190 of 1,472 |
| 6Anne Arundel County, MD | 69 | 28 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #244 of 1,472 |
| 7St. Mary’s County, MD | 68 | 5 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #274 of 1,472 |
| 8Wicomico County, MD | 67 | 7 | 1.7 | $776K | +3.2% | #306 of 1,472 |
| 9Baltimore County, MD | 66 | 48 | 1.4 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #318 of 1,472 |
| 10Prince George’s County, MD | 66 | 45 | 1.3 | $1M | +0.5% | #319 of 1,472 |
| 19Baltimore city, MD | 40 | 60 | 2.3 | $465K | −2.3% | #970 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Baltimore city, MD?
There are 60 funeral homes on map listings in Baltimore city as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) 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 Baltimore city, MD spend on funerals?
About $27.9M a year, or $109 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $465K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Baltimore city has 2.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $465K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 41, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,833 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 Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 40 for funeral homes (lower middle), #970 of 1,472 scored counties.
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