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Funeral homes in Midland County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Midland County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #246 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On funerals · $155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $155 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Midland County spend about $5.4M a year on funerals. That works out to $1.1M per home, 60% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Midland County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 8,748 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Midland County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Midland County is 69 (upper middle), #246 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $661K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 8,748 | 7,619 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $155 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 Midland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Midland County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Midland County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Midland County, MI spend on funerals?
About $5.4M 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 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Midland County has 1.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.1M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Midland County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,748 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 69 for funeral homes (upper middle), #246 of 1,472 scored counties.
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