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Funeral homes in Lake County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Lake County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #584 of 1,472 scored counties
#16 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
30
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On funerals · $155 a household
Spending per listing
$522K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
232,217
−0.1% 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 Lake County comes to about $15.7M a year: $155 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $522K of household spending for each home on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Lake County has 30 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Lake County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 7,780 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Lake County.

Population estimates show Lake County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #584 of 1,472 scored counties and #16 of 80 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lake 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 Lake County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.82.1
Spending per listing$522K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment7,7806,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$155$140$143
Median household income$80,925$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5530

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 13
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
304 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
232,217−0.1% since 2020
Households
101,144
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,012
Median household income
$80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,598
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
94,546
Daytime population
209,868Residents 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 Lake 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
16Lake County, OH55303.0$522K−0.1%#584 of 1,472

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Lake County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 funeral homes in Lake County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $15.7M a year, or $155 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $522K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 3.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $522K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Lake County would have about 23, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,780 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 55 for funeral homes (upper middle), #584 of 1,472 scored counties.

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