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Funeral homes in Waller County, TX
How Waller County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #640 of 1,472 scored counties
#54 of 97 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On funerals · $124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $454K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,858
- +21.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Waller County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $124 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Waller County spend about $2.3M a year on funerals. Spread across 5 funeral homes, that is $454K per home, 33% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Waller County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 6,114 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waller County grew 21.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Waller County is 53 (upper middle), #640 of 1,472 scored counties and #54 of 97 scored counties in Texas.
How Waller 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 | Waller County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $454K | $693K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,114 | 11,194 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $124 | $121 | $143 |
| Median household income | $80,397 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $529K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Waller 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 Waller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,858+21.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $80,397+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,271
- Median home value
- $318,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,618
- Daytime population
- 57,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Texas, with Waller County marked.
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 |
| 54Waller County, TX | 53 | 5 | 2.7 | $454K | +21.9% | #640 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Waller 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
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Waller County, TX?
Waller County has 5 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Waller County, TX spend on funerals?
About $2.3M 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 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $454K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Waller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waller County, TX compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Waller County has 2.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% 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, Waller County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,114 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Waller County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Waller County at 69,858 people in 2025, up 21.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Waller County is $80,397, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Waller County scores 53 for funeral homes (upper middle), #640 of 1,472 scored counties.
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