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Funeral homes in Wayne County, PA

How Wayne 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #478 of 1,472 scored counties
#12 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On funerals · $184 a household
Spending per listing
$639K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,703
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Wayne County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Wayne County comes to about $3.8M a year: $184 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That works out to $639K per home, 6% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 4,175 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #478 of 1,472 scored counties and #12 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.42.1
Spending per listing$639K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment4,1755,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$184$154$143
Median household income$62,381$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6028

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$460K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,703+1.1% since 2020
Households
20,877
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
726 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$62,381+11.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,112
Median home value
$242,100
Jobs located here
14,421
Daytime population
42,957Residents 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 Wayne 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
12Wayne County, PA6062.9$639K+1.1%#478 of 1,472

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Wayne County, PA?

Wayne County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $184 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $639K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,877 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 2.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $639K, 6% below 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 4,175 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 51,703 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,877 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $62,381, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 60 for funeral homes (upper middle), #478 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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