Budget the operation, not the county headcount
For a funeral home in Fulton County, Georgia, the useful starting point is your own locations and access needs. Census data describe the surrounding industry; they do not tell you how many software licenses to buy.
Fulton County
19Employer establishments in 2023.
Georgia county FIPS 13121.
Georgia
442Employer establishments in 2023.
State FIPS 13, all legal forms.
Both figures are U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns, NAICS 812210: Funeral Homes and Funeral Services. Fulton is part of the Georgia total; do not add the two. An establishment is a business location, not necessarily a separate company. The universe covers establishments with paid employees, not every funeral-related operator.
| Employees per establishment | Fulton County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 5 | 197 |
| 5–9 | 4 | 130 |
| 10–19 | 8 | 91 |
These are selected groups, not a complete distribution. Other cells carry disclosure markers; none is treated as zero or reconstructed here. Employment-size groups describe payroll employment, not simultaneous users, seats, demand or software spending.
Turn one operation into a quote specification
Fictional planning example: one location, six staff members, three people needing case-system access, and an accountant needing reports. “Six employees” does not establish six paid seats: the vendor may price by cases, locations, named users or another unit.
| Decision | Ask the vendor to confirm |
|---|---|
| Case access | Named versus concurrent users; roles for three staff; whether report-only access costs extra. |
| One location | Which modules, records, training and migration are included for this location. |
| A second Georgia location | Separate activation, annual case allowance, shared reporting and cross-location permissions. |
| Budget comparison | Keep the one-location quote and the expansion quote separate; show one-time and recurring charges in each. |
Passare’s official terms, Section C, explicitly discuss fees for additional locations and case counts. That makes location scope a concrete quote question; it does not establish the same rule for every provider. County or statewide establishment counts cannot supply your missing price.
Sources, units and next refresh
- Census CBP 2023 county file: state 13, county 121, NAICS 812210; fields est, n<5, n5_9 and n10_19.
- Census CBP 2023 state file: state 13, NAICS 812210, legal-form code “-” for the total. Do not sum total and legal-form subgroups.
- Census county codes confirm Fulton County in Georgia, not another county with the same name.
- CBP coverage and methodology notice and downloadable editions.
Sources retrieved October 30, 2026. Statistical period: 2023; unit: employer establishments. No payroll dollars or employee counts are converted into software expenditure. Before refreshing this guide, verify the available edition, geographic codes, industry definition and disclosure documentation; keep unlike periods separate.
Make the next budget decision
Compare volume scenarios and keep minimums, setup and unknowns visible.
Put quotes on the same basis without treating historical FX as today’s rate.
Return to the software and payment fee guide or use the existing cost calculator with your confirmed inputs.