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Funeral homes in Erie County, PA
The funeral homes in Erie County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #974 of 1,472 scored counties
#35 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On funerals · $148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $148 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $16.4M a year on funerals. Spread across 38 funeral homes, that is $432K per home, 36% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 38 funeral homes on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 62% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,266 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #974 of 1,472 scored counties and #35 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,266 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $148 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 21−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents 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 |
| 35Erie County, PA | 40 | 38 | 3.4 | $432K | −1.8% | #974 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 funeral homes in Erie County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on funerals?
About $16.4M a year, or $148 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $432K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Erie County has 3.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $432K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Erie County would have about 24, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,266 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 40 for funeral homes (lower middle), #974 of 1,472 scored counties.
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