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Funeral homes in Highland County, OH

The funeral homes in Highland County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,013 of 1,472 scored counties
#46 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On funerals · $163 a household
Spending per listing
$306K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,823
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 funeral homes in Highland County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Highland County spend about $2.8M a year on funerals, or $163 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $306K per home, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Highland County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,388 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Highland County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Highland County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,013 of 1,472 scored counties and #46 of 80 scored counties in Ohio.

How Highland 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 Highland County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHighland CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.32.82.1
Spending per listing$306K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment3,3886,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$163$140$143
Median household income$65,785$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 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 Highland 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 Highland County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,823+1.1% since 2020
Households
16,938
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$65,785+48.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,210
Median home value
$168,900
Jobs located here
10,840
Daytime population
35,956Residents 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 Highland 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
46Highland County, OH3995.3$306K+1.1%#1,013 of 1,472

Other business types in Highland County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Highland County, OH?

There are 9 funeral homes on map listings in Highland County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) 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 Highland County, OH spend on funerals?

About $2.8M a year, or $163 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $306K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,938 households in Highland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Highland County has 5.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $306K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Highland County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,388 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Highland County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Highland County at 43,823 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,938 households. Median household income in Highland County is $65,785, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.9%, 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. Highland County scores 39 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,013 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Highland County

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