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Funeral homes in Barry County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On funerals · $155 a household
Spending per listing
$951K
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,991
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Barry County. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Barry County spend about $3.8M a year on funerals, or $155 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $951K per home, 40% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Barry County in 2023. That is one for every 6,120 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $390K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Barry County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barry County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Barry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barry County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Barry County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBarry CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.22.1
Spending per listing$951K$661K$679K
Households per official establishment6,1207,6198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$155$144$143
Median household income$77,500$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$420K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$390K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
63,991+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,480
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$77,500+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,948
Median home value
$264,100
Jobs located here
11,794
Daytime population
46,883Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Barry County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI7791.2$1.3M+1.7%#103 of 1,472
2Ottawa County, MI74171.5$966K+3.9%#162 of 1,472
3Grand Traverse County, MI7292.2$721K+1.4%#205 of 1,472
4Oakland County, MI69651.2$1.2M+1.2%#243 of 1,472
5Midland County, MI6951.4$1.1M+0.3%#246 of 1,472
6Macomb County, MI66591.6$885K+0.7%#324 of 1,472
7Gladwin County, MI6354.4$412K+2.8%#427 of 1,472
8Monroe County, MI62121.9$791K+0.7%#430 of 1,472
9Kent County, MI62421.6$768K+2.5%#431 of 1,472
10Allegan County, MI62112.4$598K+2.1%#444 of 1,472
Barry County, MINot scored41.6$951K+2.2%

Other business types in Barry County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Barry County, MI?

Barry County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Barry County, MI spend on funerals?

About $3.8M a year, or $155 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $951K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,480 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barry County, MI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Barry County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $951K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Barry County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,120 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Barry County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Barry County at 63,991 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Barry County is $77,500, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Barry County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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