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Funeral homes in Allen County, OH

How Allen County, OH 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #719 of 1,472 scored counties
#25 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On funerals · $147 a household
Spending per listing
$608K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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

At $147 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $6.1M a year on funerals. That is about $608K of household spending for each home on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 10 funeral homes on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Allen County in 2023. That is one for every 5,899 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Allen County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Allen County is 49 (lower middle), #719 of 1,472 scored counties and #25 of 80 scored counties in Ohio.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Allen County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.82.1
Spending per listing$608K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment5,8996,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$147$140$143
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH8091.1$1.2M+12.5%#69 of 1,472
2Fairfield County, OH7571.2$1.3M+6.5%#131 of 1,472
3Warren County, OH71111.2$1.1M+5.7%#214 of 1,472
4Portage County, OH7060.9$1.5M+1.0%#227 of 1,472
5Clermont County, OH69151.8$778K+3.9%#259 of 1,472
6Medina County, OH69152.1$745K+1.3%#262 of 1,472
7Geauga County, OH6882.2$861K+0.3%#279 of 1,472
8Licking County, OH66152.2$672K+3.8%#331 of 1,472
9Greene County, OH64121.8$801K+3.7%#374 of 1,472
10Lorain County, OH63322.5$618K+3.1%#417 of 1,472
25Allen County, OH49102.4$608K−1.2%#719 of 1,472

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Allen County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Allen County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on funerals?

About $6.1M a year, or $147 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $608K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Allen County has 2.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $608K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Allen County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,899 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 49 for funeral homes (lower middle), #719 of 1,472 scored counties.

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