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Funeral homes in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #227 of 377 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
44
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
23
−18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On funerals · $155 a household
Spending per listing
$587K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,246
−0.2% 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 44 funeral homes in the Canton-Massillon metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in the Canton-Massillon metro area spend about $25.8M a year on funerals, or $155 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $587K per home, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Canton-Massillon metro area classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,268 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Canton-Massillon metro area.

Population estimates show the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For funeral homes, the Canton-Massillon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #227 of 377 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Canton-Massillon metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCanton-Massillon metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.82.1
Spending per listing$587K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment7,2686,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.5%−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$155$140$143
Median household income$67,801$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
159
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
441 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$4.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Canton-Massillon metro area, 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 the Canton-Massillon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
400,246−0.2% since 2020
Households
167,161
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
970 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,722
Median home value
$186,200
Jobs located here
167,864
Daytime population
384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Canton-Massillon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH551381.6$734K+4.7%#147 of 377
2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH48661.9$727K+1.5%#190 of 377
3Canton-Massillon, OH43442.6$587K−0.2%#227 of 377
4Akron, OH40672.3$633K0.0%#245 of 377
5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN362152.4$556K+2.7%#274 of 377
6Springfield, OH36162.9$529K−0.4%#276 of 377
7Lima, OH35102.4$608K−1.2%#278 of 377
8Cleveland, OH312632.8$522K−0.8%#305 of 377
9Toledo, OH26632.5$522K−1.0%#333 of 377
10Mansfield, OH26193.8$409K−0.1%#336 of 377

Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 44 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on funerals?

About $25.8M a year, or $155 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $587K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 2.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $587K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 38, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,268 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. The Canton-Massillon metro area scores 43 for funeral homes (lower middle), #227 of 377 scored metro areas.

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