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Funeral homes in Douglas County, GA

How Douglas County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #357 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 76 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On funerals · $117 a household
Spending per listing
$761K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,293
+6.6% 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 8 funeral homes in Douglas County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Douglas County spend about $6.1M a year on funerals, or $117 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 funeral homes, that is $761K per home, 12% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Douglas County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 10,416 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #357 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 76 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Douglas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.32.1
Spending per listing$761K$549K$679K
Households per official establishment10,4169,2188,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$117$128$143
Median household income$82,984$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
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
9The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
154,293+6.6% since 2020
Households
52,079
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
200 sq. mi.
People per square mile
739
Median household income
$82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,270
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
54,494
Daytime population
134,308Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, GA8071.3$1.1M+7.9%#70 of 1,472
2Hall County, GA79131.8$859K+11.4%#82 of 1,472
3Union County, GA7854.4$513K+12.3%#95 of 1,472
4Fayette County, GA7771.6$1.1M+4.7%#105 of 1,472
5Forsyth County, GA7670.8$1.7M+11.8%#116 of 1,472
6Cherokee County, GA7690.9$1.5M+11.6%#117 of 1,472
7Gwinnett County, GA75270.8$1.4M+6.2%#128 of 1,472
8Glynn County, GA7582.3$744K+3.7%#153 of 1,472
9Coweta County, GA7481.4$921K+9.2%#164 of 1,472
10Chatham County, GA73171.4$923K+5.7%#182 of 1,472
21Douglas County, GA6581.5$761K+6.6%#357 of 1,472

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Douglas County, GA?

There are 8 funeral homes on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Douglas County, GA spend on funerals?

About $6.1M a year, or $117 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $761K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, GA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Douglas County has 1.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $761K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Douglas County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,416 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 65 for funeral homes (upper middle), #357 of 1,472 scored counties.

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