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Funeral homes in Armstrong County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Armstrong County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,128 of 1,472 scored counties
#48 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On funerals · $175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $288K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,698
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Armstrong County is 34 (lower middle), #1,128 of 1,472 scored counties and #48 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Armstrong County spend about $4.9M a year on funerals, or $175 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 funeral homes, that is $288K per home, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 17 funeral homes on map listings in Armstrong County as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Armstrong County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,504 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $885K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Armstrong County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Armstrong County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Armstrong County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Armstrong County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $288K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,504 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $175 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $65,008 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $885K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,698−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 28,035
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $65,008+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,098
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,144
- Daytime population
- 50,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, PA | 75 | 22 | 2.1 | $780K | +6.5% | #152 of 1,472 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 72 | 42 | 2.1 | $739K | +4.2% | #203 of 1,472 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 72 | 10 | 2.4 | $706K | +3.6% | #206 of 1,472 |
| 4Lancaster County, PA | 71 | 48 | 2.3 | $762K | +1.9% | #224 of 1,472 |
| 5Monroe County, PA | 70 | 9 | 1.5 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #228 of 1,472 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 70 | 16 | 2.5 | $654K | +3.0% | #238 of 1,472 |
| 7Bucks County, PA | 69 | 54 | 2.2 | $788K | +0.3% | #258 of 1,472 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $656K | +2.2% | #267 of 1,472 |
| 9York County, PA | 68 | 38 | 2.1 | $740K | +3.6% | #289 of 1,472 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 67 | 83 | 2.5 | $653K | +2.4% | #312 of 1,472 |
| 48Armstrong County, PA | 34 | 17 | 6.1 | $288K | −2.7% | #1,128 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Armstrong County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Armstrong County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 funeral homes in Armstrong County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Armstrong County, PA spend on funerals?
About $4.9M a year, or $175 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $288K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,035 households in Armstrong County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Armstrong County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Armstrong County has 6.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $288K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Armstrong County would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,504 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Armstrong County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Armstrong County at 63,698 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,035 households. The median household income in Armstrong County is $65,008 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Armstrong County scores 34 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,128 of 1,472 scored counties.
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