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Funeral homes in Cambria County, PA

How Cambria County, PA 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,186 of 1,472 scored counties
#52 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
37
4 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On funerals · $173 a household
Spending per listing
$262K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,968
−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

Cambria County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,186 of 1,472 scored counties and #52 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $173 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $9.7M a year on funerals. That works out to $262K per home, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Cambria County has 37 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Cambria County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,498 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cambria County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cambria 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 Cambria County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCambria CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.63.42.1
Spending per listing$262K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment3,4985,4618,510
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$173$154$143
Median household income$58,418$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3228

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 16
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
374 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
128,968−3.2% since 2020
Households
55,973
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
191
Median household income
$58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,237
Median home value
$121,000
Jobs located here
48,495
Daytime population
125,354Residents 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 Cambria 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
52Cambria County, PA32376.6$262K−3.2%#1,186 of 1,472

Other business types in Cambria County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Cambria County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 funeral homes in Cambria County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $9.7M a year, or $173 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $262K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cambria County has 6.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $262K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cambria County would have about 14, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,498 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 32 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,186 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Cambria County

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