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Funeral homes in Pike County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Pike County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,356 of 1,472 scored counties
#39 of 43 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On funerals · $130 a household
Spending per listing
$203K
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,688
+2.4% 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

Pike County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,356 of 1,472 scored counties and #39 of 43 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $130 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $1.6M a year on funerals. Spread across 8 funeral homes, that is $203K per home, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 8 funeral homes on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,121 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pike County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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 Pike County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.42.82.1
Spending per listing$203K$496K$679K
Households per official establishment3,1217,0088,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$130$139$143
Median household income$48,677$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$666K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,688+2.4% since 2020
Households
12,484
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$48,677+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,387
Median home value
$157,600
Jobs located here
15,417
Daytime population
34,472Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Alabama

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

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baldwin County, AL88131.3$1.2M+14.8%#28 of 1,472
2Shelby County, AL7880.9$1.5M+6.5%#87 of 1,472
3Madison County, AL77140.8$1.5M+11.0%#101 of 1,472
4Lee County, AL7560.9$1.3M+8.6%#129 of 1,472
5St. Clair County, AL6982.3$625K+7.1%#268 of 1,472
6Tuscaloosa County, AL65121.3$872K+3.8%#352 of 1,472
7Cullman County, AL6372.0$740K+6.7%#401 of 1,472
8Limestone County, AL6382.0$676K+18.0%#409 of 1,472
9Morgan County, AL63112.2$641K+2.6%#414 of 1,472
10Marshall County, AL63113.0$474K+6.0%#425 of 1,472
39Pike County, AL2386.4$203K+2.4%#1,356 of 1,472

Other business types in Pike County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Pike County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 funeral homes in Pike County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Pike County, AL spend on funerals?

About $1.6M a year, or $130 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $203K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,484 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pike County, AL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Pike County has 6.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $203K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Pike County would have about 2, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,121 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 33,688 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,484 households. The median household income in Pike County is $48,677 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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. Pike County scores 23 for funeral homes (low), #1,356 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Pike County

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