Death Care Services - Market Size, Financial Statistics, Industry Trends

Industry Overview

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment, conducting funerals, operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animals remains, and/or cremating the dead.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Death Care Services Market Size

This report includes historical and forecasted market sizes and industry trends for Death Care Services. It reveals overall market dynamics from 2020 through the present, and predicts industry growth or shrinkage through 2030. Revenue data include both public and private companies in the Death Care Services industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)	Included in Report
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Pell Research's advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size statistics include revenue generated from all products and services sold within the Death Care Services industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Death Care Services market share by state pinpoints local opportunities based on regional revenue statistics. Growth rate for each state is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to locate profitable and nonprofitable locations for Death Care Services companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Death Care Services
Small Business (< 5 Employees)	Included
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" Death Care Services company (both public and private companies are included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue	Included
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios	Included
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Products and Services Mix

Product lines and services in the Death Care Services industry accounting for the largest revenue sources.

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total	Included
Pre-burial services for human remains
Resale of funeral goods
Funeral planning services - pre-burial services for human remains
Resale of funeral goods - caskets
Packaged funeral services for prep & disposition of human remains
Graves, plots, & other spaces for human remains
Graves, plots, & other spaces for human remains - sales
Pre-burial services for human remains - body prep services
Interment of human remains

Compensation and Salary Surveys

Salary information for employees working in the Death Care Services industry.

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	8%	Included
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Other Management Occupations	6%
Funeral Service Managers	6%
Funeral Service Managers	6%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	13%
Grounds Maintenance Workers	10%
Grounds Maintenance Workers	10%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	10%
Personal Care and Service Occupations	48%
Funeral Service Workers	47%
Funeral Attendants	25%
Funeral Attendants	25%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	18%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	18%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	20%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	8%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	8%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	7%
Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	6%
Office Clerks, General	6%
Office Clerks, General	6%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $26,910,250 on the Death Care Services industry. It has awarded 741 contracts to 130 companies, with an average value of $207,002 per company.

Top Companies in Death Care Services and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)
Included