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Funeral homes in Walla Walla County, WA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On funerals · $178 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,361
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 funeral homes in Walla Walla County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Walla Walla County spend about $4.2M a year on funerals, or $178 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each home on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Walla Walla County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Walla Walla County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Walla Walla County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Walla Walla 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.

Funeral homes in Walla Walla County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWalla Walla CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.02.1
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a18,4638,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$178$134$143
Median household income$74,202$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,361−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,447
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,236
Median home value
$408,900
Jobs located here
26,913
Daytime population
66,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA8190.5$3M+5.3%#53 of 1,472
2Kitsap County, WA8170.6$2.3M+2.7%#56 of 1,472
3Skagit County, WA8081.5$1.1M+2.4%#71 of 1,472
4Thurston County, WA7870.6$2.4M+2.8%#84 of 1,472
5Snohomish County, WA77230.7$1.8M+4.9%#97 of 1,472
6Spokane County, WA77231.1$1.3M+3.2%#102 of 1,472
7Benton County, WA75101.3$1.1M+6.9%#141 of 1,472
8King County, WA74610.6$1.8M+3.1%#156 of 1,472
9Island County, WA7351.4$1.3M−1.5%#172 of 1,472
10Clallam County, WA7392.6$759K+1.1%#189 of 1,472
Walla Walla County, WANot scored41.7$1M−0.4%

Other business types in Walla Walla County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Walla Walla County, WA?

There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Walla Walla County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Walla Walla County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Walla Walla County, WA spend on funerals?

About $4.2M a year, or $178 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,447 households in Walla Walla County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Walla Walla County, WA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Walla Walla County has 1.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Walla Walla County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Walla Walla County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Walla Walla County at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in Walla Walla County is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Walla Walla County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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