Funeral services · County · North Carolina
Funeral homes in Stokes County, NC
The funeral homes in Stokes County, NC, 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
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.2M
- On funerals · $165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $808K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,126
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 funeral homes in Stokes County. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in Stokes County comes to about $3.2M a year: $165 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 funeral homes, that is $808K per home, 19% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Stokes County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stokes County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Stokes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Stokes County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Stokes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $808K | $582K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,267 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $165 | $135 | $143 |
| Median household income | $62,969 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 5The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,126+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,546
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,672
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,846
- Daytime population
- 32,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Stokes County?
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for funeral homes, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Stokes County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 94 | 11 | 1.6 | $1.1M | +26.5% | #14 of 1,472 |
| 2Henderson County, NC | 90 | 7 | 1.4 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #23 of 1,472 |
| 3Chatham County, NC | 89 | 7 | 2.1 | $861K | +11.0% | #27 of 1,472 |
| 4Lincoln County, NC | 82 | 6 | 1.6 | $927K | +13.2% | #50 of 1,472 |
| 5Carteret County, NC | 78 | 7 | 2.2 | $763K | +4.1% | #93 of 1,472 |
| 6Burke County, NC | 75 | 6 | 1.7 | $1M | +1.6% | #145 of 1,472 |
| 7Iredell County, NC | 75 | 13 | 1.7 | $803K | +12.9% | #150 of 1,472 |
| 8Buncombe County, NC | 75 | 23 | 2.3 | $784K | +2.9% | #151 of 1,472 |
| 9Wake County, NC | 73 | 49 | 1.1 | $1M | +11.2% | #180 of 1,472 |
| 10Davidson County, NC | 72 | 11 | 1.6 | $930K | +6.6% | #196 of 1,472 |
| Stokes County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $808K | +3.5% |
Other business types in Stokes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
- Funeral homes
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Stokes County, NC?
There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Stokes County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Stokes County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Stokes County, NC spend on funerals?
About $3.2M a year, or $165 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $808K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stokes County, NC compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Stokes County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $808K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Stokes County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes 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 Stokes 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.
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