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Funeral homes in Crawford County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Crawford County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,162 of 1,472 scored counties
#58 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On funerals · $157 a household
Spending per listing
$283K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,896
−0.3% since 2020

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What this means

For funeral homes, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,162 of 1,472 scored counties and #58 of 80 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Crawford County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Crawford County spend about $2.8M a year on funerals, or $157 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $283K per home, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Crawford County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,612 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford County 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 Crawford County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.52.82.1
Spending per listing$283K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment3,6126,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$157$140$143
Median household income$58,044$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,896−0.3% since 2020
Households
18,059
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,457
Median home value
$136,700
Jobs located here
12,804
Daytime population
35,076Residents 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 counties in Ohio for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Crawford County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH8091.1$1.2M+12.5%#69 of 1,472
2Fairfield County, OH7571.2$1.3M+6.5%#131 of 1,472
3Warren County, OH71111.2$1.1M+5.7%#214 of 1,472
4Portage County, OH7060.9$1.5M+1.0%#227 of 1,472
5Clermont County, OH69151.8$778K+3.9%#259 of 1,472
6Medina County, OH69152.1$745K+1.3%#262 of 1,472
7Geauga County, OH6882.2$861K+0.3%#279 of 1,472
8Licking County, OH66152.2$672K+3.8%#331 of 1,472
9Greene County, OH64121.8$801K+3.7%#374 of 1,472
10Lorain County, OH63322.5$618K+3.1%#417 of 1,472
58Crawford County, OH33105.5$283K−0.3%#1,162 of 1,472

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Crawford County, OH?

Crawford County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) 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 Crawford County, OH spend on funerals?

About $2.8M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $283K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,059 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crawford County, OH compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Crawford County has 5.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $283K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Crawford County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,612 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Crawford County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,162 of 1,472 scored counties.

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