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Funeral homes in Portage County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Portage County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 1,472 scored counties
#4 of 80 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On funerals · $142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $142 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Portage County spend about $9.3M a year on funerals. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each home on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Portage County in 2023. That is one for every 10,875 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Portage County.
Population estimates show Portage County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Portage County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #227 of 1,472 scored counties and #4 of 80 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Portage 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.
| Measure | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $507K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 10,875 | 6,203 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $142 | $140 | $143 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in Portage County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Portage County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Portage County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on funerals?
About $9.3M a year, or $142 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Portage County has 0.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Portage County would have about 14, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,875 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Portage County scores 70 for funeral homes (upper middle), #227 of 1,472 scored counties.
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