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Funeral homes in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
The funeral homes in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 377 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 43
- 7 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On funerals · $130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $586K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,722
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 funeral homes in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 16%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area spend about $25.2M a year on funerals, or $130 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $586K of household spending for each home on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,767 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Lansing-East Lansing metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is 37 (lower middle), #268 of 377 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Lansing-East Lansing metro area 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.
| Measure | Lansing-East Lansing metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $586K | $661K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,767 | 7,619 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $130 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $72,550 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 437 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area, 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,722+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 194,163
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $72,550
- Average household income
- $94,775
- Median home value
- $216,700
- Jobs located here
- 232,664
- Daytime population
- 512,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Traverse City, MI | 65 | 15 | 2.3 | $753K | +2.2% | #95 of 377 |
| 2Midland, MI | 64 | 5 | 1.4 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #97 of 377 |
| 3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 55 | 291 | 1.6 | $857K | +0.1% | #144 of 377 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 53 | 19 | 1.3 | $976K | −0.4% | #155 of 377 |
| 5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 53 | 83 | 1.9 | $718K | +2.8% | #157 of 377 |
| 6Monroe, MI | 52 | 12 | 1.9 | $791K | +0.7% | #161 of 377 |
| 7Flint, MI | 48 | 33 | 2.0 | $728K | −1.1% | #189 of 377 |
| 8Battle Creek, MI | 44 | 14 | 2.6 | $544K | −0.6% | #219 of 377 |
| 9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 42 | 20 | 1.9 | $675K | +0.8% | #232 of 377 |
| 10Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 42 | 21 | 3.1 | $484K | +1.8% | #240 of 377 |
| 12Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 37 | 43 | 2.2 | $586K | +1.4% | #268 of 377 |
Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area
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 the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?
There are 43 funeral homes on map listings in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on funerals?
About $25.2M a year, or $130 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $586K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 2.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $586K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 37, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,767 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 37 for funeral homes (lower middle), #268 of 377 scored metro areas.
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