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Funeral homes in Wayne County, GA

The funeral homes in Wayne County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On funerals · $138 a household
Spending per listing
$380K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,481
+7.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Wayne County. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Wayne County comes to about $1.5M a year: $138 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $380K of household spending for each home on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 2,765 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.32.1
Spending per listing$380K$549K$679K
Households per official establishment2,7659,2188,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$138$128$143
Median household income$53,427$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$361K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,481+7.8% since 2020
Households
11,061
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,341
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
9,027
Daytime population
28,247Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, GANot scored43.6$380K+7.8%

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Wayne County, GA?

Wayne County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Wayne County, GA spend on funerals?

About $1.5M a year, or $138 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $380K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $380K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Wayne County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,765 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the funeral homes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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