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Funeral homes in Butler County, PA

The funeral homes in Butler County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #665 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
29
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On funerals · $157 a household
Spending per listing
$438K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
200,169
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 funeral homes in Butler County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Butler County comes to about $12.7M a year: $157 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 29 funeral homes, that is $438K per home, 36% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Butler County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 4,490 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Butler County.

Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Butler County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #665 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Butler 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.

Funeral homes in Butler County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.42.1
Spending per listing$438K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment4,4905,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$157$154$143
Median household income$89,843$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5228

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 18
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
293 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
200,169+3.2% since 2020
Households
80,824
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
790 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,941
Median home value
$294,200
Jobs located here
88,999
Daytime population
196,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA75222.1$780K+6.5%#152 of 1,472
2Chester County, PA72422.1$739K+4.2%#203 of 1,472
3Adams County, PA72102.4$706K+3.6%#206 of 1,472
4Lancaster County, PA71482.3$762K+1.9%#224 of 1,472
5Monroe County, PA7091.5$1.1M−0.7%#228 of 1,472
6Franklin County, PA70162.5$654K+3.0%#238 of 1,472
7Bucks County, PA69542.2$788K+0.3%#258 of 1,472
8Lebanon County, PA69152.6$656K+2.2%#267 of 1,472
9York County, PA68382.1$740K+3.6%#289 of 1,472
10Montgomery County, PA67832.5$653K+2.4%#312 of 1,472
21Butler County, PA52293.6$438K+3.2%#665 of 1,472

Other business types in Butler County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Butler County, PA?

There are 29 funeral homes on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Butler County, PA spend on funerals?

About $12.7M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $438K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butler County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Butler County has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $438K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Butler County would have about 19, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,490 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 52 for funeral homes (upper middle), #665 of 1,472 scored counties.

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