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Funeral homes in Utah County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #327 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Utah

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On funerals · $101 a household
Spending per listing
$786K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
759,859
+14.5% 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 26 funeral homes in Utah County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Utah County spend about $20.4M a year on funerals, or $101 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $786K of household spending for each home on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Utah County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 9,228 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $487K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Utah County.

Population estimates show Utah County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Utah County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #327 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Utah County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Utah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUtah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.62.1
Spending per listing$786K$759K$679K
Households per official establishment9,22811,2488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$101$118$143
Median household income$100,671$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score6664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 22
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$487K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Utah 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 Utah County

Population, 2025 estimate
759,859+14.5% since 2020
Households
203,018
Median age
27.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,005 sq. mi.
People per square mile
352
Median household income
$100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,622
Median home value
$538,700
Jobs located here
295,403
Daytime population
667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Utah, with Utah County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, UT85131.9$1M+17.4%#39 of 1,472
2Davis County, UT71121.0$1.1M+4.8%#213 of 1,472
3Salt Lake County, UT68501.2$951K+2.9%#275 of 1,472
4Weber County, UT67151.6$734K+5.8%#308 of 1,472
5Utah County, UT66261.3$786K+14.5%#327 of 1,472
6Cache County, UT6081.8$616K+8.5%#484 of 1,472
7Iron County, UT5563.0$443K+16.4%#590 of 1,472
8Box Elder County, UT4973.6$373K+12.7%#740 of 1,472
9Uintah County, UT3554.1$279K+7.3%#1,110 of 1,472

Other business types in Utah County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Utah County, UT?

Utah County has 26 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on funerals?

About $20.4M a year, or $101 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $786K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Utah County has 1.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $786K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Utah County would have about 30, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,228 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Utah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above 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. Utah County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #327 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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