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Funeral homes in Clarendon County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #910 of 1,472 scored counties
#24 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On funerals · $184 a household
Spending per listing
$283K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,043
+0.7% 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 8 funeral homes in Clarendon County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Clarendon County spend about $2.3M a year on funerals, or $184 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That works out to $283K per home, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Clarendon County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,119 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Clarendon County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Clarendon County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #910 of 1,472 scored counties and #24 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Clarendon County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Clarendon County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureClarendon CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.52.82.1
Spending per listing$283K$509K$679K
Households per official establishment4,1197,7308,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$184$142$143
Median household income$52,401$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4355

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$673K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,043+0.7% since 2020
Households
12,356
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
607 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$52,401+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,670
Median home value
$158,000
Jobs located here
6,942
Daytime population
25,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for funeral homes, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Clarendon County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Beaufort County, SC93121.5$1.3M+8.9%#15 of 1,472
2Horry County, SC87231.4$1.1M+20.9%#35 of 1,472
3Lancaster County, SC8392.2$798K+18.3%#47 of 1,472
4Oconee County, SC8182.3$735K+6.3%#62 of 1,472
5Greenville County, SC75251.1$1.1M+10.6%#136 of 1,472
6Berkeley County, SC75111.2$1M+18.7%#144 of 1,472
7York County, SC70181.6$766K+8.1%#236 of 1,472
8Pickens County, SC68101.9$748K+5.7%#288 of 1,472
9Anderson County, SC66202.4$593K+7.7%#337 of 1,472
10Dorchester County, SC65152.4$529K+10.1%#367 of 1,472
24Clarendon County, SC4386.5$283K+0.7%#910 of 1,472

Other business types in Clarendon County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Clarendon County, SC?

Clarendon County has 8 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Clarendon County, SC spend on funerals?

About $2.3M 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 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $283K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,356 households in Clarendon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarendon County, SC compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Clarendon County has 6.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $283K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Clarendon County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,119 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Clarendon County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Clarendon County at 31,043 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,356 households. Median household income in Clarendon County is $52,401, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Clarendon County scores 43 for funeral homes (lower middle), #910 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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