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Funeral homes in Ross County, OH

How Ross County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #713 of 1,472 scored counties
#24 of 80 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On funerals · $143 a household
Spending per listing
$710K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,429
−0.8% 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 6 funeral homes in Ross County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Ross County spend about $4.3M a year on funerals, or $143 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $710K of household spending for each home on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Ross County in 2023. That is one for every 4,968 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Ross County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For funeral homes, Ross County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #713 of 1,472 scored counties and #24 of 80 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ross 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 Ross County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureRoss CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.82.1
Spending per listing$710K$507K$679K
Households per official establishment4,9686,2038,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$143$140$143
Median household income$61,303$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Ross 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 Ross County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,429−0.8% since 2020
Households
29,808
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
689 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,649
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
28,675
Daytime population
75,954Residents 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 Ross 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
24Ross County, OH4962.0$710K−0.8%#713 of 1,472

Other business types in Ross County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Ross County, OH?

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Ross County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) 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 Ross County, OH spend on funerals?

About $4.3M a year, or $143 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $710K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,808 households in Ross County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ross County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $710K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,968 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Ross County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ross County at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. Median household income in Ross County is $61,303, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Ross County scores 49 for funeral homes (lower middle), #713 of 1,472 scored counties.

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