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Funeral homes in Gonzales County, TX
The funeral homes in Gonzales County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,227 of 1,472 scored counties
#91 of 97 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.1M
- On funerals · $141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $223K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,159
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For funeral homes, Gonzales County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,227 of 1,472 scored counties and #91 of 97 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on funerals in Gonzales County comes to about $1.1M a year: $141 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $223K of household spending for each home on map listings, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Gonzales County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Gonzales County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Gonzales County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gonzales 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.
| Measure | Gonzales County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $223K | $693K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,194 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $141 | $121 | $143 |
| Median household income | $58,672 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,159+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,926
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $58,672+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,588
- Median home value
- $159,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,995
- Daytime population
- 17,515Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wood County, TX | 87 | 5 | 2.7 | $752K | +10.3% | #36 of 1,472 |
| 2Comal County, TX | 84 | 7 | 1.0 | $1.4M | +27.9% | #43 of 1,472 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 82 | 9 | 1.6 | $915K | +23.5% | #51 of 1,472 |
| 4Williamson County, TX | 80 | 16 | 0.6 | $1.8M | +22.3% | #64 of 1,472 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 80 | 23 | 0.8 | $1.5M | +17.4% | #66 of 1,472 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 79 | 20 | 0.6 | $1.9M | +16.9% | #72 of 1,472 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 79 | 30 | 0.7 | $1.5M | +20.6% | #74 of 1,472 |
| 8Smith County, TX | 77 | 16 | 1.9 | $848K | +7.8% | #112 of 1,472 |
| 9Kendall County, TX | 77 | 6 | 3.4 | $519K | +19.6% | #114 of 1,472 |
| 10Hays County, TX | 75 | 9 | 0.9 | $1.1M | +24.8% | #135 of 1,472 |
| 91Gonzales County, TX | 30 | 5 | 6.3 | $223K | +2.5% | #1,227 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Gonzales 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Gonzales County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Gonzales County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Gonzales County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gonzales County, TX spend on funerals?
About $1.1M a year, or $141 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $223K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,926 households in Gonzales County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gonzales County, TX compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Gonzales County has 6.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $223K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Gonzales County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Gonzales County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gonzales County at 20,159 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,926 households. The median household income in Gonzales County is $58,672 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Gonzales County scores 30 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,227 of 1,472 scored counties.
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