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Funeral homes in Cuyahoga County, OH

How Cuyahoga 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #940 of 1,472 scored counties
#40 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
160
10 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
89
−6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77.8M
On funerals · $140 a household
Spending per listing
$486K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,232,925
−2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 160 funeral homes in Cuyahoga County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $140 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $77.8M a year on funerals. That is about $486K of household spending for each home on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cuyahoga County in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,231 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cuyahoga County.

Population estimates show Cuyahoga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Cuyahoga County is 41 (lower middle), #940 of 1,472 scored counties and #40 of 80 scored counties in Ohio.

How Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCuyahoga CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.82.1
Spending per listing$486K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment6,2316,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.3%−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$140$140$143
Median household income$64,468$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4130

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
95 → 89−6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
702
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
Households
554,551
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
457 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,725
Median household income
$64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,344
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
751,187
Daytime population
1,420,605Residents 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 Cuyahoga 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
40Cuyahoga County, OH411602.9$486K−2.3%#940 of 1,472

Other business types in Cuyahoga County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Cuyahoga County, OH?

There are 160 funeral homes on map listings in Cuyahoga County as of September 2026. 10 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019.

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

About $77.8M a year, or $140 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 160 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $486K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cuyahoga County has 2.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $486K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 115, against 160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,231 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 41 for funeral homes (lower middle), #940 of 1,472 scored counties.

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