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Funeral homes in Washtenaw County, MI

How Washtenaw 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #497 of 1,472 scored counties
#12 of 49 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On funerals · $123 a household
Spending per listing
$976K
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
370,214
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 funeral homes in Washtenaw County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $123 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Washtenaw County spend about $18.5M a year on funerals. That is about $976K of household spending for each home on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washtenaw County in 2023. That is one for every 11,581 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.6M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washtenaw County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washtenaw County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Washtenaw County is 59 (upper middle), #497 of 1,472 scored counties and #12 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.

How Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureWashtenaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.22.1
Spending per listing$976K$661K$679K
Households per official establishment11,5817,6198,510
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$123$144$143
Median household income$89,180$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
370,214−0.4% since 2020
Households
150,550
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
524
Median household income
$89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,750
Median home value
$374,100
Jobs located here
186,868
Daytime population
409,361Residents 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 Washtenaw 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
12Washtenaw County, MI59191.3$976K−0.4%#497 of 1,472

Other business types in Washtenaw County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Washtenaw County, MI?

Washtenaw County has 19 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $18.5M a year, or $123 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $976K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 150,550 households in Washtenaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washtenaw County has 1.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $976K, 44% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Washtenaw County would have about 27, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,581 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Washtenaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Washtenaw County at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. Median household income in Washtenaw County is $89,180, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Washtenaw County scores 59 for funeral homes (upper middle), #497 of 1,472 scored counties.

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