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Funeral homes in Franklin County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #238 of 1,472 scored counties
#6 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On funerals · $165 a household
Spending per listing
$654K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,652
+3.0% 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 16 funeral homes in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Franklin County spend about $10.5M a year on funerals, or $165 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 funeral homes, that is $654K per home, 4% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Franklin County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 7,939 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #238 of 1,472 scored counties and #6 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.42.1
Spending per listing$654K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment7,9395,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$165$154$143
Median household income$77,003$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7028

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 8
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,652+3.0% since 2020
Households
63,510
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,696
Median home value
$249,800
Jobs located here
56,990
Daytime population
143,710Residents 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 Franklin 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

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Franklin County, PA?

There are 16 funeral homes on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $10.5M a year, or $165 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $654K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,510 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $654K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,939 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $77,003, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Franklin County scores 70 for funeral homes (upper middle), #238 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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