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Funeral homes in Bergen County, NJ
The funeral homes in Bergen County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #234 of 1,472 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 71
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On funerals · $168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $839K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 funeral homes in Bergen County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in Bergen County comes to about $59.6M a year: $168 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $839K of household spending for each home on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Bergen County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,230 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Bergen County.
Population estimates show Bergen County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Bergen County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #234 of 1,472 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bergen County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $839K | $680K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,230 | 7,847 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | −3.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $168 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 57+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ocean County, NJ | 78 | 55 | 2.3 | $866K | +5.6% | #92 of 1,472 |
| 2Morris County, NJ | 77 | 39 | 2.0 | $830K | +3.2% | #113 of 1,472 |
| 3Burlington County, NJ | 75 | 39 | 2.2 | $721K | +4.3% | #154 of 1,472 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 73 | 19 | 1.5 | $1.1M | +3.5% | #178 of 1,472 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 71 | 10 | 1.7 | $840K | +2.9% | #221 of 1,472 |
| 6Bergen County, NJ | 70 | 71 | 2.0 | $839K | +2.4% | #234 of 1,472 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 69 | 57 | 1.9 | $804K | +2.6% | #257 of 1,472 |
| 8Monmouth County, NJ | 69 | 55 | 2.2 | $728K | +1.4% | #264 of 1,472 |
| 9Cape May County, NJ | 66 | 9 | 2.0 | $867K | −1.7% | #325 of 1,472 |
| 10Essex County, NJ | 66 | 56 | 1.8 | $749K | +4.2% | #329 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Bergen County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Bergen County, NJ?
There are 71 funeral homes on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on funerals?
About $59.6M a year, or $168 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $839K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Bergen County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $839K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Bergen County would have about 88, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,230 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 70 for funeral homes (upper middle), #234 of 1,472 scored counties.
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