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Funeral homes in Howard County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Howard County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #125 of 1,472 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 339,183
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For funeral homes, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #125 of 1,472 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.
Households in Howard County spend about $17M a year on funerals, or $141 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 8 funeral homes, that is $2.1M per home, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 8 funeral homes on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Howard County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 17,295 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Howard County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard County 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 | Howard County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $912K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 17,295 | 10,990 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $143 | $143 |
| Median household income | $149,763 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 339,183+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 121,065
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,340
- Median household income
- $149,763+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $184,243
- Median home value
- $597,900
- Jobs located here
- 185,575
- Daytime population
- 363,145Residents 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 |
Other business types in Howard County
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
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Howard County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 funeral homes in Howard County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, MD spend on funerals?
About $17M 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 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,065 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MD compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Howard County has 0.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $2.1M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Howard County would have about 25, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,295 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 339,183 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,065 households. The median household income in Howard County is $149,763 a year, 86% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Howard County scores 75 for funeral homes (high), #125 of 1,472 scored counties.
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