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Funeral homes in Nueces County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #498 of 1,472 scored counties
#44 of 97 scored counties in Texas

Listings
25
4 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On funerals · $141 a household
Spending per listing
$739K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
352,992
−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

Household spending on funerals in Nueces County comes to about $18.5M a year: $141 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $739K per home, 9% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Nueces County has 25 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Nueces County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 10,089 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nueces County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nueces County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #498 of 1,472 scored counties and #44 of 97 scored counties in Texas.

How Nueces 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 Nueces County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNueces CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.72.1
Spending per listing$739K$693K$679K
Households per official establishment10,08911,1948,510
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$141$121$143
Median household income$66,897$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 13
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Nueces 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 Nueces County

Population, 2025 estimate
352,992−0.2% since 2020
Households
131,160
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
839 sq. mi.
People per square mile
420
Median household income
$66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,650
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
153,852
Daytime population
357,013Residents 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 Nueces 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
44Nueces County, TX59251.9$739K−0.2%#498 of 1,472

Other business types in Nueces County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Nueces County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 funeral homes in Nueces County. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $18.5M 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 25 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $739K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nueces County has 1.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $739K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Nueces County would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,089 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 59 for funeral homes (upper middle), #498 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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