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Funeral homes in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
The funeral homes in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #339 of 377 scored metro areas
#11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 145
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On funerals · $160 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 574,418
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #339 of 377 scored metro areas and #11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 145 funeral homes in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $160 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area spend about $37.5M a year on funerals. Spread across 145 funeral homes, that is $259K per home, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area was 62 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,778 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area 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.
| Measure | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,778 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $160 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 620.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1450 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area, 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 the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 574,418+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 234,230
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $65,158+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,979
- Median home value
- $187,200
- Jobs located here
- 252,886
- Daytime population
- 571,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 60 | 10 | 2.4 | $706K | +3.6% | #123 of 377 |
| 2Lancaster, PA | 59 | 48 | 2.3 | $762K | +1.9% | #126 of 377 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 59 | 38 | 2.1 | $740K | +3.6% | #127 of 377 |
| 4Chambersburg, PA | 57 | 16 | 2.5 | $654K | +3.0% | #138 of 377 |
| 5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 55 | 60 | 2.4 | $609K | +4.2% | #149 of 377 |
| 6Lebanon, PA | 54 | 15 | 2.6 | $656K | +2.2% | #152 of 377 |
| 7Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 44 | 585 | 2.4 | $600K | +1.4% | #215 of 377 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 43 | 100 | 2.9 | $547K | +3.0% | #228 of 377 |
| 9State College, PA | 42 | 12 | 2.0 | $714K | −0.4% | #230 of 377 |
| 10Reading, PA | 38 | 53 | 3.2 | $492K | +2.7% | #262 of 377 |
| 11Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 25 | 145 | 6.2 | $259K | +1.4% | #339 of 377 |
Other business types in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area?
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 145 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area spend on funerals?
About $37.5M 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 145 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $259K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 234,230 households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 6.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $259K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area would have about 55, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,778 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area at 574,418 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 234,230 households. Median household income in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area is $65,158, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 25 for funeral homes (lower middle), #339 of 377 scored metro areas.
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