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Funeral homes in Eastland County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,251 of 1,472 scored counties
#92 of 97 scored counties in Texas

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On funerals · $167 a household
Spending per listing
$172K
75% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
4.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,143
+1.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Eastland County is 29 (lower middle), #1,251 of 1,472 scored counties and #92 of 97 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $167 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Eastland County spend about $1.2M a year on funerals. That is about $172K of household spending for each home on map listings, 75% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Eastland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Eastland County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,809 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eastland County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Eastland 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 Eastland County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEastland CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.71.72.1
Spending per listing$172K$693K$679K
Households per official establishment1,80911,1948,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$167$121$143
Median household income$53,549$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$297K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Eastland 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 Eastland County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,143+1.9% since 2020
Households
7,236
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
927 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$53,549+43.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,608
Median home value
$134,800
Jobs located here
5,786
Daytime population
15,556Residents 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 Eastland 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
92Eastland County, TX2979.7$172K+1.9%#1,251 of 1,472

Other business types in Eastland County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Eastland County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Eastland County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $167 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $172K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,236 households in Eastland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eastland County has 9.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $172K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Eastland County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,809 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Eastland County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Eastland County at 18,143 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,236 households. The median household income in Eastland County is $53,549 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.7% 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. Eastland County scores 29 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,251 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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