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Funeral homes in Livingston County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #103 of 1,472 scored counties
#1 of 49 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.8M
On funerals · $154 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Livingston County is 77 (high), #103 of 1,472 scored counties and #1 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 funeral homes in Livingston County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $154 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $11.8M a year on funerals. That works out to $1.3M per home, 93% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 12,741 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Livingston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.22.22.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$661K$679K
Households per official establishment12,7417,6198,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$154$144$143
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Livingston County, MI?

There are 9 funeral homes on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $11.8M a year, or $154 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 1.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.3M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Livingston County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,741 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 77 for funeral homes (high), #103 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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