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Funeral homes in Passaic County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Passaic County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #333 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 41
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.5M
- On funerals · $154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $671K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 531,624
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $154 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Passaic County spend about $27.5M a year on funerals. That works out to $671K per home, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 41 funeral homes on map listings in Passaic County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Passaic County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 9,418 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Passaic County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Passaic County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #333 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Passaic 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 | Passaic County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $671K | $680K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 9,418 | 7,847 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | −3.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $154 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $87,522 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Passaic 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 Passaic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 531,624+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 178,936
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,799
- Median household income
- $87,522+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,487
- Median home value
- $459,500
- Jobs located here
- 183,159
- Daytime population
- 455,260Residents 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 |
| 11Passaic County, NJ | 66 | 41 | 2.3 | $671K | +1.6% | #333 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Passaic County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Passaic County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 funeral homes in Passaic County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Passaic County, NJ spend on funerals?
About $27.5M a year, or $154 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $671K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 178,936 households in Passaic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Passaic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Passaic County has 2.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $671K, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,418 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Passaic County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Passaic County at 531,624 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,936 households. The median household income in Passaic County is $87,522 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Passaic County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #333 of 1,472 scored counties.
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