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Funeral homes in Bowie County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Bowie County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #943 of 1,472 scored counties
#79 of 97 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On funerals · $142 a household
Spending per listing
$454K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
92,696
−0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 funeral homes in Bowie County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Bowie County comes to about $5M a year: $142 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 11 funeral homes, that is $454K per home, 33% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Bowie County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,010 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bowie County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Bowie County is 41 (lower middle), #943 of 1,472 scored counties and #79 of 97 scored counties in Texas.

How Bowie County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Bowie County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBowie CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.11.72.1
Spending per listing$454K$693K$679K
Households per official establishment5,01011,1948,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$142$121$143
Median household income$59,803$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
92,696−0.2% since 2020
Households
35,073
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
885 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$59,803+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,943
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
39,161
Daytime population
93,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wood County, TX8752.7$752K+10.3%#36 of 1,472
2Comal County, TX8471.0$1.4M+27.9%#43 of 1,472
3Parker County, TX8291.6$915K+23.5%#51 of 1,472
4Williamson County, TX80160.6$1.8M+22.3%#64 of 1,472
5Fort Bend County, TX80230.8$1.5M+17.4%#66 of 1,472
6Denton County, TX79200.6$1.9M+16.9%#72 of 1,472
7Collin County, TX79300.7$1.5M+20.6%#74 of 1,472
8Smith County, TX77161.9$848K+7.8%#112 of 1,472
9Kendall County, TX7763.4$519K+19.6%#114 of 1,472
10Hays County, TX7590.9$1.1M+24.8%#135 of 1,472
79Bowie County, TX41113.1$454K−0.2%#943 of 1,472

Other business types in Bowie County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Bowie County, TX?

Bowie County has 11 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Bowie County, TX spend on funerals?

About $5M a year, or $142 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $454K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,073 households in Bowie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bowie County, TX compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Bowie County has 3.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $454K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Bowie County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,010 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Bowie County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bowie County at 92,696 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,073 households. Median household income in Bowie County is $59,803, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Bowie County scores 41 for funeral homes (lower middle), #943 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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