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Funeral homes in Marion County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Marion County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,453 of 1,472 scored counties
#40 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.8M
- On funerals · $149 a household
- Spending per listing
- $181K
- 73% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 3.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,242
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For funeral homes, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,453 of 1,472 scored counties and #40 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in Marion County comes to about $1.8M a year: $149 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $181K per home, 73% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Marion County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,522 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marion 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.
| Measure | Marion County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $181K | $509K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,522 | 7,730 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $149 | $142 | $143 |
| Median household income | $36,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $899K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,242−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,177
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,314
- Median home value
- $93,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,602
- Daytime population
- 24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marion County?
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beaufort County, SC | 93 | 12 | 1.5 | $1.3M | +8.9% | #15 of 1,472 |
| 2Horry County, SC | 87 | 23 | 1.4 | $1.1M | +20.9% | #35 of 1,472 |
| 3Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 9 | 2.2 | $798K | +18.3% | #47 of 1,472 |
| 4Oconee County, SC | 81 | 8 | 2.3 | $735K | +6.3% | #62 of 1,472 |
| 5Greenville County, SC | 75 | 25 | 1.1 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #136 of 1,472 |
| 6Berkeley County, SC | 75 | 11 | 1.2 | $1M | +18.7% | #144 of 1,472 |
| 7York County, SC | 70 | 18 | 1.6 | $766K | +8.1% | #236 of 1,472 |
| 8Pickens County, SC | 68 | 10 | 1.9 | $748K | +5.7% | #288 of 1,472 |
| 9Anderson County, SC | 66 | 20 | 2.4 | $593K | +7.7% | #337 of 1,472 |
| 10Dorchester County, SC | 65 | 15 | 2.4 | $529K | +10.1% | #367 of 1,472 |
| 40Marion County, SC | 14 | 10 | 8.2 | $181K | −2.9% | #1,453 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Marion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Marion County, SC?
Marion County has 10 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on funerals?
About $1.8M a year, or $149 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $181K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Marion County has 8.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $181K, 73% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Marion County would have about 3, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,522 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, 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. Marion County scores 14 for funeral homes (low), #1,453 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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