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Funeral homes in Shiawassee County, MI
The funeral homes in Shiawassee County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #583 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 6 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On funerals · $150 a household
- Spending per listing
- $528K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,681
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shiawassee County spend about $4.2M a year on funerals, or $150 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $528K of household spending for each home on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 8 funeral homes on map listings in Shiawassee County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 75%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Shiawassee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 9,375 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $225K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Shiawassee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Shiawassee County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shiawassee County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #583 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.
How Shiawassee 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 | Shiawassee County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $528K | $661K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 9,375 | 7,619 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $150 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $67,404 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 86 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $225K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,681−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,126
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $67,404+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,758
- Median home value
- $171,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,880
- Daytime population
- 55,429Residents 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 |
| 21Shiawassee County, MI | 55 | 8 | 2.8 | $528K | −0.4% | #583 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Shiawassee 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Shiawassee County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 funeral homes in Shiawassee County. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Shiawassee County, MI spend on funerals?
About $4.2M a year, or $150 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $528K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,126 households in Shiawassee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shiawassee County, MI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Shiawassee County has 2.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $528K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Shiawassee County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,375 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Shiawassee County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Shiawassee County at 67,681 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,126 households. The median household income in Shiawassee County is $67,404 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Shiawassee County scores 55 for funeral homes (upper middle), #583 of 1,472 scored counties.
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