Market rankings · Ohio
Funeral homes in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,346
- 161 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 784
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $681.8M
- On funerals
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $507K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #40 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the funeral homes on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,346 funeral homes in Ohio. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $140 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $681.8M a year on funerals. That is about $507K of household spending for each home on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 784 businesses with payroll in Ohio classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,203 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 44 SBA-backed loans worth $35.5M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #40 for funeral homes, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (55). Of the 28 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (69).
Every market in Ohio for funeral homes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 55 | 138 | 1.6 | $734K | +4.7% | #147 of 377 |
| 2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 48 | 66 | 1.9 | $727K | +1.5% | #190 of 377 |
| 3Canton-Massillon, OH | 43 | 44 | 2.6 | $587K | −0.2% | #227 of 377 |
| 4Akron, OH | 40 | 67 | 2.3 | $633K | 0.0% | #245 of 377 |
| 5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 36 | 215 | 2.4 | $556K | +2.7% | #274 of 377 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 36 | 16 | 2.9 | $529K | −0.4% | #276 of 377 |
| 7Lima, OH | 35 | 10 | 2.4 | $608K | −1.2% | #278 of 377 |
| 8Cleveland, OH | 31 | 263 | 2.8 | $522K | −0.8% | #305 of 377 |
| 9Toledo, OH | 26 | 63 | 2.5 | $522K | −1.0% | #333 of 377 |
| 10Mansfield, OH | 26 | 19 | 3.8 | $409K | −0.1% | #336 of 377 |
| 11Sandusky, OH | 24 | 21 | 4.1 | $412K | −2.6% | #341 of 377 |
| 12Youngstown-Warren, OH | 23 | 75 | 4.1 | $396K | −1.4% | #350 of 377 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 19 | 32 | 6.4 | $261K | −3.6% | #368 of 377 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 18 | 59 | 3.9 | $386K | −2.6% | #370 of 377 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 17 | 34 | 5.9 | $274K | −3.6% | #375 of 377 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 69 | 8 | 3.4 | $475K | +1.9% | #70 of 365 |
| 2Greenville, OH | 68 | 8 | 3.8 | $441K | −0.7% | #78 of 365 |
| 3Wilmington, OH | 67 | 5 | 3.0 | $510K | +0.6% | #80 of 365 |
| 4Ashland, OH | 67 | 8 | 3.9 | $417K | +0.1% | #84 of 365 |
| 5Findlay, OH | 65 | 8 | 2.5 | $562K | +0.1% | #92 of 365 |
| 6Wooster, OH | 64 | 14 | 3.2 | $489K | −0.1% | #94 of 365 |
| 7Chillicothe, OH | 60 | 6 | 2.0 | $710K | −0.8% | #116 of 365 |
| 8Celina, OH | 59 | 6 | 3.7 | $438K | +0.5% | #123 of 365 |
| 9Marion, OH | 57 | 9 | 3.6 | $422K | −0.4% | #134 of 365 |
| 10Sidney, OH | 54 | 6 | 3.2 | $454K | −0.2% | #151 of 365 |
| 11Defiance, OH | 54 | 6 | 3.9 | $383K | +0.1% | #154 of 365 |
| 12Norwalk, OH | 49 | 9 | 3.8 | $366K | −0.4% | #186 of 365 |
| 13Coshocton, OH | 49 | 7 | 4.7 | $337K | +1.6% | #187 of 365 |
| 14Van Wert, OH | 47 | 5 | 4.3 | $356K | +0.3% | #191 of 365 |
| 15Zanesville, OH | 46 | 13 | 3.8 | $383K | +0.7% | #195 of 365 |
| 16Marietta, OH | 45 | 10 | 4.0 | $412K | −2.1% | #203 of 365 |
| 17Salem, OH | 45 | 19 | 4.6 | $368K | −2.2% | #205 of 365 |
| 18Fremont, OH | 45 | 10 | 4.1 | $366K | −0.4% | #206 of 365 |
| 19Cambridge, OH | 44 | 6 | 3.7 | $384K | −0.1% | #210 of 365 |
| 20New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 42 | 16 | 4.2 | $354K | −0.9% | #225 of 365 |
| 21Tiffin, OH | 37 | 8 | 3.6 | $398K | −1.0% | #261 of 365 |
| 22Bucyrus, OH | 35 | 10 | 5.5 | $283K | −0.3% | #278 of 365 |
| 23Athens, OH | 33 | 11 | 4.8 | $267K | +1.3% | #296 of 365 |
| 24Gallipolis, OH | 32 | 5 | 4.3 | $350K | −0.5% | #298 of 365 |
| 25Wapakoneta, OH | 23 | 12 | 6.3 | $247K | −1.2% | #333 of 365 |
| 26Portsmouth, OH | 22 | 16 | 5.5 | $270K | −3.4% | #337 of 365 |
| 27Washington Court House, OH | 21 | 5 | 4.3 | $317K | −1.4% | #340 of 365 |
| 28Bellefontaine, OH | 21 | 10 | 5.1 | $264K | +0.4% | #341 of 365 |
| Urbana, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $585K | +0.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 80 | 9 | 1.1 | $1.2M | +12.5% | #69 of 1,472 |
| 2Fairfield County, OH | 75 | 7 | 1.2 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #131 of 1,472 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 71 | 11 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +5.7% | #214 of 1,472 |
| 4Portage County, OH | 70 | 6 | 0.9 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #227 of 1,472 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 69 | 15 | 1.8 | $778K | +3.9% | #259 of 1,472 |
| 6Medina County, OH | 69 | 15 | 2.1 | $745K | +1.3% | #262 of 1,472 |
| 7Geauga County, OH | 68 | 8 | 2.2 | $861K | +0.3% | #279 of 1,472 |
| 8Licking County, OH | 66 | 15 | 2.2 | $672K | +3.8% | #331 of 1,472 |
| 9Greene County, OH | 64 | 12 | 1.8 | $801K | +3.7% | #374 of 1,472 |
| 10Lorain County, OH | 63 | 32 | 2.5 | $618K | +3.1% | #417 of 1,472 |
| 11Franklin County, OH | 62 | 76 | 1.4 | $754K | +2.8% | #433 of 1,472 |
| 12Butler County, OH | 62 | 29 | 2.0 | $696K | +2.4% | #436 of 1,472 |
| 13Montgomery County, OH | 57 | 43 | 1.9 | $739K | +0.5% | #532 of 1,472 |
| 14Stark County, OH | 57 | 39 | 2.5 | $618K | −0.2% | #536 of 1,472 |
| 15Miami County, OH | 57 | 11 | 2.4 | $600K | +3.4% | #540 of 1,472 |
| 16Lake County, OH | 55 | 30 | 3.0 | $522K | −0.1% | #584 of 1,472 |
| 17Clark County, OH | 53 | 16 | 2.9 | $529K | −0.4% | #633 of 1,472 |
| 18Union County, OH | 53 | 6 | 2.5 | $493K | +16.5% | #637 of 1,472 |
| 19Knox County, OH | 53 | 8 | 3.4 | $475K | +1.9% | #639 of 1,472 |
| 20Darke County, OH | 53 | 8 | 3.8 | $441K | −0.7% | #641 of 1,472 |
| 21Ashland County, OH | 52 | 8 | 3.9 | $417K | +0.1% | #670 of 1,472 |
| 22Clinton County, OH | 51 | 5 | 3.0 | $510K | +0.6% | #685 of 1,472 |
| 23Hancock County, OH | 50 | 8 | 2.5 | $562K | +0.1% | #694 of 1,472 |
| 24Ross County, OH | 49 | 6 | 2.0 | $710K | −0.8% | #713 of 1,472 |
| 25Allen County, OH | 49 | 10 | 2.4 | $608K | −1.2% | #719 of 1,472 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wayne County, OH | 49 | 14 | 3.2 | $489K | −0.1% | #728 of 1,472 |
| 27Summit County, OH | 48 | 61 | 2.6 | $544K | −0.3% | #750 of 1,472 |
| 28Ottawa County, OH | 48 | 7 | 3.8 | $468K | −2.0% | #756 of 1,472 |
| 29Wood County, OH | 48 | 16 | 2.9 | $437K | +1.5% | #758 of 1,472 |
| 30Mercer County, OH | 47 | 6 | 3.7 | $438K | +0.5% | #788 of 1,472 |
| 31Madison County, OH | 47 | 6 | 3.8 | $392K | +7.1% | #796 of 1,472 |
| 32Lucas County, OH | 46 | 36 | 2.0 | $649K | −1.7% | #810 of 1,472 |
| 33Trumbull County, OH | 46 | 27 | 3.1 | $509K | −1.3% | #812 of 1,472 |
| 34Hamilton County, OH | 45 | 94 | 2.6 | $478K | +1.0% | #836 of 1,472 |
| 35Marion County, OH | 44 | 9 | 3.6 | $422K | −0.4% | #866 of 1,472 |
| 36Richland County, OH | 44 | 19 | 3.8 | $409K | −0.1% | #870 of 1,472 |
| 37Shelby County, OH | 42 | 6 | 3.2 | $454K | −0.2% | #919 of 1,472 |
| 38Defiance County, OH | 42 | 6 | 3.9 | $383K | +0.1% | #923 of 1,472 |
| 39Coshocton County, OH | 42 | 7 | 4.7 | $337K | +1.6% | #928 of 1,472 |
| 40Cuyahoga County, OH | 41 | 160 | 2.9 | $486K | −2.3% | #940 of 1,472 |
| 41Lawrence County, OH | 40 | 8 | 3.5 | $427K | −4.2% | #975 of 1,472 |
| 42Erie County, OH | 40 | 14 | 4.3 | $384K | −2.9% | #979 of 1,472 |
| 43Washington County, OH | 39 | 10 | 4.0 | $412K | −2.1% | #999 of 1,472 |
| 44Van Wert County, OH | 39 | 5 | 4.3 | $356K | +0.3% | #1,001 of 1,472 |
| 45Carroll County, OH | 39 | 5 | 4.5 | $346K | −1.1% | #1,004 of 1,472 |
| 46Highland County, OH | 39 | 9 | 5.3 | $306K | +1.1% | #1,013 of 1,472 |
| 47Muskingum County, OH | 38 | 13 | 3.8 | $383K | +0.7% | #1,033 of 1,472 |
| 48Brown County, OH | 38 | 7 | 4.1 | $371K | +1.6% | #1,034 of 1,472 |
| 49Columbiana County, OH | 38 | 19 | 4.6 | $368K | −2.2% | #1,035 of 1,472 |
| 50Huron County, OH | 38 | 9 | 3.8 | $366K | −0.4% | #1,037 of 1,472 |
| 51Putnam County, OH | 38 | 7 | 5.3 | $295K | 0.0% | #1,044 of 1,472 |
| 52Sandusky County, OH | 37 | 10 | 4.1 | $366K | −0.4% | #1,052 of 1,472 |
| 53Pike County, OH | 36 | 5 | 4.6 | $345K | 0.0% | #1,076 of 1,472 |
| 54Mahoning County, OH | 36 | 48 | 4.9 | $333K | −1.4% | #1,078 of 1,472 |
| 55Guernsey County, OH | 35 | 6 | 3.7 | $384K | −0.1% | #1,089 of 1,472 |
| 56Tuscarawas County, OH | 35 | 16 | 4.2 | $354K | −0.9% | #1,095 of 1,472 |
| 57Ashtabula County, OH | 34 | 18 | 4.6 | $333K | −0.8% | #1,122 of 1,472 |
| 58Crawford County, OH | 33 | 10 | 5.5 | $283K | −0.3% | #1,162 of 1,472 |
| 59Seneca County, OH | 32 | 8 | 3.6 | $398K | −1.0% | #1,173 of 1,472 |
| 60Monroe County, OH | 31 | 6 | 10.6 | $173K | −2.7% | #1,207 of 1,472 |
| 61Gallia County, OH | 30 | 5 | 4.3 | $350K | −0.5% | #1,210 of 1,472 |
| 62Wyandot County, OH | 30 | 5 | 5.6 | $300K | −1.4% | #1,217 of 1,472 |
| 63Meigs County, OH | 30 | 6 | 6.6 | $246K | −2.6% | #1,222 of 1,472 |
| 64Preble County, OH | 30 | 12 | 7.2 | $209K | −0.8% | #1,230 of 1,472 |
| 65Athens County, OH | 28 | 11 | 4.8 | $267K | +1.3% | #1,257 of 1,472 |
| 66Henry County, OH | 28 | 7 | 6.1 | $262K | −0.2% | #1,259 of 1,472 |
| 67Adams County, OH | 28 | 6 | 5.8 | $246K | +1.5% | #1,260 of 1,472 |
| 68Jefferson County, OH | 28 | 19 | 7.0 | $238K | −2.4% | #1,261 of 1,472 |
| 69Paulding County, OH | 28 | 5 | 6.6 | $229K | −0.4% | #1,263 of 1,472 |
| 70Auglaize County, OH | 26 | 12 | 6.3 | $247K | −1.2% | #1,292 of 1,472 |
| 71Jackson County, OH | 26 | 8 | 6.2 | $225K | +0.5% | #1,299 of 1,472 |
| 72Harrison County, OH | 26 | 5 | 8.4 | $193K | −2.9% | #1,305 of 1,472 |
| 73Belmont County, OH | 25 | 17 | 6.3 | $255K | −2.8% | #1,319 of 1,472 |
| 74Perry County, OH | 25 | 8 | 5.9 | $238K | +1.3% | #1,324 of 1,472 |
| 75Scioto County, OH | 24 | 16 | 5.5 | $270K | −3.4% | #1,335 of 1,472 |
| 76Logan County, OH | 22 | 10 | 5.1 | $264K | +0.4% | #1,365 of 1,472 |
| 77Fulton County, OH | 22 | 11 | 6.5 | $227K | −1.9% | #1,371 of 1,472 |
| 78Fayette County, OH | 21 | 5 | 4.3 | $317K | −1.4% | #1,384 of 1,472 |
| 79Williams County, OH | 21 | 9 | 5.8 | $250K | −1.4% | #1,388 of 1,472 |
| 80Hardin County, OH | 18 | 6 | 5.1 | $273K | −2.1% | #1,415 of 1,472 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $764K | +7.4% | |
| Holmes County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $2.2M | +1.7% | |
| Champaign County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $585K | +0.2% | |
| Morrow County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $678K | +3.7% | |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $409K | −1.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $422K | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $308K | −0.9% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $669K | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 funeral homes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Ohio?
Ohio has 1,346 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 161 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 784 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ohio spend on funerals?
About $681.8M a year, or $140 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,346 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $507K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Ohio has 2.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $507K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Ohio would have about 1,005, against 1,346 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,203 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for funeral homes?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 28 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 80 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 30 for funeral homes (lower middle), #40 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. 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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