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Funeral homes in Garrett County, MD
The funeral homes in Garrett County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,157 of 1,472 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On funerals · $172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $309K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,370
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Garrett County is 33 (lower middle), #1,157 of 1,472 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Garrett County spend about $2.2M a year on funerals, or $172 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 funeral homes, that is $309K per home, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Garrett County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Garrett County in 2023. That is one for every 2,516 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Garrett County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garrett County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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.
| Measure | Garrett County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $309K | $912K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,516 | 10,990 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $172 | $143 | $143 |
| Median household income | $67,688 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $714K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Garrett 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 Garrett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,370−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,578
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $67,688+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,358
- Median home value
- $235,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,219
- Daytime population
- 28,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 82 | 30 | 0.8 | $2M | +1.3% | #48 of 1,472 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 75 | 8 | 0.7 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #125 of 1,472 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 74 | 18 | 1.7 | $815K | +11.0% | #167 of 1,472 |
| 4Harford County, MD | 73 | 11 | 1.1 | $1.3M | +2.0% | #171 of 1,472 |
| 5Talbot County, MD | 73 | 6 | 3.7 | $627K | +2.0% | #190 of 1,472 |
| 6Anne Arundel County, MD | 69 | 28 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #244 of 1,472 |
| 7St. Mary’s County, MD | 68 | 5 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #274 of 1,472 |
| 8Wicomico County, MD | 67 | 7 | 1.7 | $776K | +3.2% | #306 of 1,472 |
| 9Baltimore County, MD | 66 | 48 | 1.4 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #318 of 1,472 |
| 10Prince George’s County, MD | 66 | 45 | 1.3 | $1M | +0.5% | #319 of 1,472 |
| 20Garrett County, MD | 33 | 7 | 5.6 | $309K | −1.5% | #1,157 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Garrett County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Garrett County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Garrett County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. 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 Garrett County, MD spend on funerals?
About $2.2M a year, or $172 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $309K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,578 households in Garrett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garrett County, MD compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Garrett County has 5.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $309K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Garrett County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,516 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Garrett County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Garrett County at 28,370 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,578 households. The median household income in Garrett County is $67,688 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Garrett County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,157 of 1,472 scored counties.
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