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Funeral homes in Fayette County, PA

How Fayette County, PA 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,375 of 1,472 scored counties
#55 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
41
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.8M
On funerals · $160 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
3.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,021
−4.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Fayette County is 22 (low), #1,375 of 1,472 scored counties and #55 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 funeral homes in Fayette County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $160 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $8.8M a year on funerals. Spread across 41 funeral homes, that is $215K per home, 68% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 2,759 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Fayette County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.43.42.1
Spending per listing$215K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment2,7595,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$160$154$143
Median household income$58,236$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2228

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 20
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,021−4.3% since 2020
Households
55,182
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,754
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
37,583
Daytime population
110,057Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA75222.1$780K+6.5%#152 of 1,472
2Chester County, PA72422.1$739K+4.2%#203 of 1,472
3Adams County, PA72102.4$706K+3.6%#206 of 1,472
4Lancaster County, PA71482.3$762K+1.9%#224 of 1,472
5Monroe County, PA7091.5$1.1M−0.7%#228 of 1,472
6Franklin County, PA70162.5$654K+3.0%#238 of 1,472
7Bucks County, PA69542.2$788K+0.3%#258 of 1,472
8Lebanon County, PA69152.6$656K+2.2%#267 of 1,472
9York County, PA68382.1$740K+3.6%#289 of 1,472
10Montgomery County, PA67832.5$653K+2.4%#312 of 1,472
55Fayette County, PA22417.4$215K−4.3%#1,375 of 1,472

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Fayette County, PA?

There are 41 funeral homes on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on funerals?

About $8.8M a year, or $160 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $215K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Fayette County has 7.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $215K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Fayette County would have about 13, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,759 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 22 for funeral homes (low), #1,375 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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