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Funeral homes in Whatcom County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Whatcom County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 1,472 scored counties
#12 of 17 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On funerals · $136 a household
- Spending per listing
- $915K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 funeral homes in Whatcom County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $136 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Whatcom County spend about $12.8M a year on funerals. Spread across 14 funeral homes, that is $915K per home, 35% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Whatcom County in 2023. That is one for every 11,753 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Whatcom County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Whatcom County is 70 (upper middle), #232 of 1,472 scored counties and #12 of 17 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whatcom 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 | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $915K | $1.4M | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 11,753 | 18,463 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $136 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Whatcom County, WA | 70 | 14 | 1.5 | $915K | +3.9% | #232 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Whatcom County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Whatcom County, WA?
Whatcom County has 14 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Whatcom County, WA spend on funerals?
About $12.8M a year, or $136 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $915K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,021 households in Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Whatcom County has 1.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $915K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Whatcom County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,753 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in Whatcom County is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Whatcom County scores 70 for funeral homes (upper middle), #232 of 1,472 scored counties.
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