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Funeral homes in the Missoula, MT metro area

How the Missoula, MT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #62 of 377 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On funerals · $121 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
95% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,698
+4.7% 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 5 funeral homes in the Missoula metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in the Missoula metro area comes to about $6.6M a year: $121 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per home, 95% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Missoula metro area in 2023. That is one for every 18,276 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Missoula metro area grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, the Missoula metro area has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #62 of 377 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Missoula metro area compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Missoula, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.92.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$757K$679K
Households per official establishment18,2768,8248,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$121$144$143
Median household income$74,989$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score7268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$843K
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
10The 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 the Missoula metro area, 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 the Missoula metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,698+4.7% since 2020
Households
54,829
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,813 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$74,989
Average household income
$102,725
Median home value
$466,400
Jobs located here
67,485
Daytime population
132,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Montana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Missoula metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Missoula, MT7250.9$1.3M+4.7%#62 of 377
2Billings, MT63111.4$1M+4.8%#104 of 377
3Helena, MT5982.0$670K+7.7%#129 of 377
4Bozeman, MT5371.4$746K+7.7%#156 of 377

Other business types in the Missoula metro area

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the Missoula, MT metro area?

The Missoula metro area has 5 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 the Missoula, MT metro area spend on funerals?

About $6.6M a year, or $121 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The Missoula metro area has 0.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.3M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,276 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% 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 Missoula metro area scores 72 for funeral homes (upper middle), #62 of 377 scored metro areas.

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