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Funeral homes in the Spartanburg, SC metro area

The funeral homes in the Spartanburg, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #271 of 377 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
52
5 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
23
+5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20M
On funerals · $140 a household
Spending per listing
$385K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
407,656
+14.3% 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

At $140 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Spartanburg metro area spend about $20M a year on funerals. That works out to $385K per home, 43% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The Spartanburg metro area has 52 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 10%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Spartanburg metro area classed as funeral homes and funeral services, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,230 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Spartanburg metro area grew 14.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in the Spartanburg metro area is 37 (lower middle), #271 of 377 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.

How the Spartanburg metro area 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 Spartanburg, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSpartanburg metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.82.1
Spending per listing$385K$509K$679K
Households per official establishment6,2307,7308,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.0%+3.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$140$142$143
Median household income$64,382$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23+5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
216
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
525 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 the Spartanburg metro area, 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 the Spartanburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
407,656+14.3% since 2020
Households
143,283
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$64,382
Average household income
$85,260
Median home value
$225,000
Jobs located here
167,419
Daytime population
371,898Residents 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 metro areas in South Carolina for funeral homes, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spartanburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC85231.4$1.1M+20.9%#19 of 377
2Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC84192.0$913K+12.0%#21 of 377
3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC64661.7$782K+9.0%#103 of 377
4Charleston-North Charleston, SC61591.8$719K+10.7%#118 of 377
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC581841.7$707K+10.1%#132 of 377
5Columbia, SC44822.4$522K+6.0%#221 of 377
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC43622.7$538K+4.7%#229 of 377
6Spartanburg, SC37523.6$385K+14.3%#271 of 377
7Sumter, SC30122.9$510K−0.3%#311 of 377
8Florence, SC17374.7$299K+0.9%#374 of 377

Other business types in the Spartanburg metro area

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the Spartanburg, SC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 funeral homes in the Spartanburg metro area. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Spartanburg, SC metro area spend on funerals?

About $20M a year, or $140 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $385K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,283 households in the Spartanburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spartanburg, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The Spartanburg metro area has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $385K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Spartanburg metro area would have about 30, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,230 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Spartanburg, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spartanburg metro area at 407,656 people in 2025, up 14.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,283 households. The median household income in the Spartanburg metro area is $64,382 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Spartanburg metro area scores 37 for funeral homes (lower middle), #271 of 377 scored metro areas.

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