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Funeral homes in Eaton County, MI

The funeral homes in Eaton County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #841 of 1,472 scored counties
#36 of 49 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On funerals · $151 a household
Spending per listing
$428K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,581
+0.4% 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

Household spending on funerals in Eaton County comes to about $6.9M a year: $151 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $428K per home, 37% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Eaton County has 16 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Eaton County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,048 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Eaton County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Eaton County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #841 of 1,472 scored counties and #36 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.

How Eaton 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 Eaton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEaton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.22.1
Spending per listing$428K$661K$679K
Households per official establishment5,0487,6198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$151$144$143
Median household income$79,597$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Eaton 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 Eaton County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,581+0.4% since 2020
Households
45,428
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,970
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
46,164
Daytime population
108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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
36Eaton County, MI45163.5$428K+0.4%#841 of 1,472

Other business types in Eaton County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Eaton County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 funeral homes in Eaton County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $6.9M a year, or $151 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $428K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eaton County has 3.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $428K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Eaton County would have about 10, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,048 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 45 for funeral homes (lower middle), #841 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Eaton County

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