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Funeral homes in Cumberland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Cumberland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #152 of 1,472 scored counties
#1 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On funerals · $161 a household
- Spending per listing
- $780K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $161 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $17.2M a year on funerals. That is about $780K of household spending for each home on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 22 funeral homes on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 7,602 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #152 of 1,472 scored counties and #1 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $780K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,602 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $161 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents 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 |
Other business types in Cumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Cumberland County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 funeral homes in Cumberland County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on funerals?
About $17.2M a year, or $161 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $780K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Cumberland County has 2.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $780K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 25, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,602 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 75 for funeral homes (high), #152 of 1,472 scored counties.
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