Funeral services · County · Washington
Funeral homes in Island County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Island County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 1,472 scored counties
#9 of 17 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On funerals · $175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
See the funeral homes around any address in Island County
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What this means
Households in Island County spend about $6.3M a year on funerals, or $175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each home on map listings, 86% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Island County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Island County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Island County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Island County is 73 (upper middle), #172 of 1,472 scored counties and #9 of 17 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Island County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Island County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,463 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $175 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 74 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Island 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 Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Island County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the funeral homes on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Washington, with Island County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 81 | 9 | 0.5 | $3M | +5.3% | #53 of 1,472 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 81 | 7 | 0.6 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #56 of 1,472 |
| 3Skagit County, WA | 80 | 8 | 1.5 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #71 of 1,472 |
| 4Thurston County, WA | 78 | 7 | 0.6 | $2.4M | +2.8% | #84 of 1,472 |
| 5Snohomish County, WA | 77 | 23 | 0.7 | $1.8M | +4.9% | #97 of 1,472 |
| 6Spokane County, WA | 77 | 23 | 1.1 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #102 of 1,472 |
| 7Benton County, WA | 75 | 10 | 1.3 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #141 of 1,472 |
| 8King County, WA | 74 | 61 | 0.6 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #156 of 1,472 |
| 9Island County, WA | 73 | 5 | 1.4 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #172 of 1,472 |
| 10Clallam County, WA | 73 | 9 | 2.6 | $759K | +1.1% | #189 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Island 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 Island County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Island County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Island County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Island County, WA spend on funerals?
About $6.3M a year, or $175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Island County has 1.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.3M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Island County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Island County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 73 for funeral homes (upper middle), #172 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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