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Funeral homes in Hudson County, NJ

The funeral homes in Hudson County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #655 of 1,472 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
57
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
28
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$31M
On funerals · $103 a household
Spending per listing
$543K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
735,033
+1.8% 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

Household spending on funerals in Hudson County comes to about $31M a year: $103 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $543K of household spending for each home on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 57 funeral homes on map listings in Hudson County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Hudson County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 10,703 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $15K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Hudson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hudson County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hudson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #655 of 1,472 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Hudson 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.

Funeral homes in Hudson County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHudson CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.22.1
Spending per listing$543K$680K$679K
Households per official establishment10,7037,8478,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−3.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$103$151$143
Median household income$91,795$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 280.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
571 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$15K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
735,033+1.8% since 2020
Households
299,682
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
31%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15,549
Median household income
$91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,835
Median home value
$539,700
Jobs located here
293,100
Daytime population
659,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for funeral homes, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hudson County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ocean County, NJ78552.3$866K+5.6%#92 of 1,472
2Morris County, NJ77392.0$830K+3.2%#113 of 1,472
3Burlington County, NJ75392.2$721K+4.3%#154 of 1,472
4Somerset County, NJ73191.5$1.1M+3.5%#178 of 1,472
5Sussex County, NJ71101.7$840K+2.9%#221 of 1,472
6Bergen County, NJ70712.0$839K+2.4%#234 of 1,472
7Middlesex County, NJ69571.9$804K+2.6%#257 of 1,472
8Monmouth County, NJ69552.2$728K+1.4%#264 of 1,472
9Cape May County, NJ6692.0$867K−1.7%#325 of 1,472
10Essex County, NJ66561.8$749K+4.2%#329 of 1,472
18Hudson County, NJ52571.9$543K+1.8%#655 of 1,472

Other business types in Hudson County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Hudson County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 funeral homes in Hudson County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on funerals?

About $31M a year, or $103 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $543K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Hudson County has 1.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $543K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Hudson County would have about 46, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,703 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 52 for funeral homes (upper middle), #655 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Hudson County

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