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Funeral homes in Ontonagon County, MI

How Ontonagon County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$581K
On funerals · $185 a household
Spending per listing
$291K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,823
+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

Households in Ontonagon County spend about $581K a year on funerals, or $185 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That works out to $291K per home.

Ontonagon County has 2 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Ontonagon County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Ontonagon County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOntonagon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.42.22.1
Spending per listing$291K$661K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6198,510
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$185$144$143
Median household income$54,398$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,823+0.4% since 2020
Households
3,149
Median age
58.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,311 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$54,398
Average household income
$67,617
Median home value
$111,700
Jobs located here
1,117
Daytime population
5,087Residents 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 Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon County, MINot scored26.4$291K+0.4%

Other business types in Ontonagon County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Ontonagon County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 funeral homes in Ontonagon County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Ontonagon County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $581K a year, or $185 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $291K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,149 households in Ontonagon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ontonagon County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Ontonagon County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Ontonagon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ontonagon County at 5,823 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,149 households. The median household income in Ontonagon County is $54,398 a year, 33% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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