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Funeral homes in Saluda County, SC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On funerals · $171 a household
Spending per listing
$328K
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,680
+4.1% 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 4 funeral homes in Saluda County. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Saluda County comes to about $1.3M a year: $171 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $328K of household spending for each home on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Saluda County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Saluda County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Saluda County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Saluda 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 Saluda County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSaluda CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.22.82.1
Spending per listing$328K$509K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a7,7308,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$171$142$143
Median household income$51,009$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Saluda 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 Saluda County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,680+4.1% since 2020
Households
7,670
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,200
Median home value
$146,500
Jobs located here
5,321
Daytime population
16,117Residents 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 Saluda 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
Saluda County, SCNot scored45.2$328K+4.1%

Other business types in Saluda County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Saluda County, SC?

Saluda County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Saluda County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.3M a year, or $171 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $328K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saluda County has 5.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $328K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Saluda County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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