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Funeral homes in Washington County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Washington County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,010 of 1,472 scored counties
#39 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 45
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On funerals · $164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $323K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,802
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 funeral homes in Washington County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Washington County spend about $14.5M a year on funerals, or $164 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $323K per home, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washington County was 28 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,161 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,010 of 1,472 scored counties and #39 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $323K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,161 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $164 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $78,958 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 28+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,802+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,505
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 857 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 245
- Median household income
- $78,958+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,512
- Median home value
- $228,500
- Jobs located here
- 86,923
- Daytime population
- 199,845Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, PA | 75 | 22 | 2.1 | $780K | +6.5% | #152 of 1,472 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 72 | 42 | 2.1 | $739K | +4.2% | #203 of 1,472 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 72 | 10 | 2.4 | $706K | +3.6% | #206 of 1,472 |
| 4Lancaster County, PA | 71 | 48 | 2.3 | $762K | +1.9% | #224 of 1,472 |
| 5Monroe County, PA | 70 | 9 | 1.5 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #228 of 1,472 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 70 | 16 | 2.5 | $654K | +3.0% | #238 of 1,472 |
| 7Bucks County, PA | 69 | 54 | 2.2 | $788K | +0.3% | #258 of 1,472 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $656K | +2.2% | #267 of 1,472 |
| 9York County, PA | 68 | 38 | 2.1 | $740K | +3.6% | #289 of 1,472 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 67 | 83 | 2.5 | $653K | +2.4% | #312 of 1,472 |
| 39Washington County, PA | 39 | 45 | 5.1 | $323K | +0.7% | #1,010 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Washington County
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 Washington County, PA?
There are 45 funeral homes on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, PA spend on funerals?
About $14.5M a year, or $164 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $323K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,505 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Washington County has 5.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $323K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Washington County would have about 21, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,161 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 210,802 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,505 households. Median household income in Washington County is $78,958, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Washington County scores 39 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,010 of 1,472 scored counties.
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