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Funeral homes in Washington County, RI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Washington County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #263 of 1,472 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On funerals · $170 a household
Spending per listing
$744K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,795
0.0% 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

Household spending on funerals in Washington County comes to about $8.9M a year: $170 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $744K per home, 10% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Washington County has 12 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 8,758 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Washington County is 69 (upper middle), #263 of 1,472 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washington County compares

The same measures for Rhode Island 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 Washington County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.22.1
Spending per listing$744K$675K$679K
Households per official establishment8,7586,7938,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$170$150$143
Median household income$106,638$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score6950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 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 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
129,7950.0% since 2020
Households
52,549
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
396
Median household income
$106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,741
Median home value
$510,800
Jobs located here
55,609
Daytime population
127,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Rhode Island

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The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newport County, RI7251.4$1.3M−2.9%#192 of 1,472
2Washington County, RI69122.3$744K0.0%#263 of 1,472
3Kent County, RI65141.9$780K+1.8%#354 of 1,472
4Bristol County, RI5852.5$708K−1.5%#515 of 1,472
5Providence County, RI54622.4$584K+2.8%#603 of 1,472

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Washington County, RI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 funeral homes in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on funerals?

About $8.9M a year, or $170 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $744K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Washington County has 2.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $744K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Washington County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,758 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 69 for funeral homes (upper middle), #263 of 1,472 scored counties.

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