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Funeral homes in Macomb County, MI
How Macomb County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #324 of 1,472 scored counties
#6 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 59
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On funerals · $146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $885K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 886,221
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 funeral homes in Macomb County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Macomb County spend about $52.2M a year on funerals, or $146 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 funeral homes, that is $885K per home, 30% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Macomb County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 10,248 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Macomb County.
Population estimates show Macomb County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Macomb County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #324 of 1,472 scored counties and #6 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Macomb 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.
| Measure | Macomb County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $885K | $661K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 10,248 | 7,619 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $146 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $77,837 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 350.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 592 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Macomb 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 Macomb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 886,221+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 358,668
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,835
- Median household income
- $77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,852
- Median home value
- $243,900
- Jobs located here
- 329,207
- Daytime population
- 825,351Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 77 | 9 | 1.2 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #103 of 1,472 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 74 | 17 | 1.5 | $966K | +3.9% | #162 of 1,472 |
| 3Grand Traverse County, MI | 72 | 9 | 2.2 | $721K | +1.4% | #205 of 1,472 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 69 | 65 | 1.2 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #243 of 1,472 |
| 5Midland County, MI | 69 | 5 | 1.4 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #246 of 1,472 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 66 | 59 | 1.6 | $885K | +0.7% | #324 of 1,472 |
| 7Gladwin County, MI | 63 | 5 | 4.4 | $412K | +2.8% | #427 of 1,472 |
| 8Monroe County, MI | 62 | 12 | 1.9 | $791K | +0.7% | #430 of 1,472 |
| 9Kent County, MI | 62 | 42 | 1.6 | $768K | +2.5% | #431 of 1,472 |
| 10Allegan County, MI | 62 | 11 | 2.4 | $598K | +2.1% | #444 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Macomb County
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 Macomb County, MI?
Macomb County has 59 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Macomb County, MI spend on funerals?
About $52.2M a year, or $146 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $885K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macomb County, MI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Macomb County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $885K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Macomb County would have about 77, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,248 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #324 of 1,472 scored counties.
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