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Funeral homes in Erath County, TX

The funeral homes in Erath County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On funerals · $124 a household
Spending per listing
$695K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,911
+2.8% 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 3 funeral homes in Erath County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $124 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Erath County spend about $2.1M a year on funerals. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $695K per home, 2% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Erath County in 2023. That is one for every 5,605 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Erath County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Erath County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Erath 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 Erath County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureErath CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.72.1
Spending per listing$695K$693K$679K
Households per official establishment5,60511,1948,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$124$121$143
Median household income$65,115$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$826K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Erath 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 Erath County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,911+2.8% since 2020
Households
16,816
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,083 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$65,115+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,669
Median home value
$269,100
Jobs located here
17,708
Daytime population
40,954Residents 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 Erath 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
Erath County, TXNot scored31.8$695K+2.8%

Other business types in Erath County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Erath County, TX?

Erath County has 3 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $2.1M a year, or $124 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $695K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,816 households in Erath County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Erath County has 1.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $695K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,605 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Erath County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Erath County at 43,911 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,816 households. Median household income in Erath County is $65,115, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Erath County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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