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Funeral homes in Carter County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Carter County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #724 of 1,472 scored counties
#26 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.8M
- On funerals · $155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $542K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,361
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $155 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $3.8M a year on funerals. That works out to $542K per home, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Carter County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,053 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carter County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #724 of 1,472 scored counties and #26 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Carter County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $542K | $554K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,053 | 6,448 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $155 | $132 | $143 |
| Median household income | $50,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,361+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,425
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,526
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,579
- Daytime population
- 45,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 85 | 5 | 2.1 | $921K | +15.6% | #40 of 1,472 |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 79 | 11 | 1.2 | $1.1M | +9.0% | #78 of 1,472 |
| 3Blount County, TN | 77 | 10 | 1.8 | $896K | +6.0% | #111 of 1,472 |
| 4Fayette County, TN | 75 | 5 | 2.9 | $578K | +7.7% | #155 of 1,472 |
| 5Rutherford County, TN | 74 | 14 | 1.1 | $976K | +12.6% | #161 of 1,472 |
| 6Hamilton County, TN | 72 | 25 | 1.6 | $867K | +6.2% | #200 of 1,472 |
| 7Wilson County, TN | 68 | 11 | 1.9 | $709K | +17.8% | #291 of 1,472 |
| 8Montgomery County, TN | 68 | 11 | 1.3 | $705K | +13.0% | #292 of 1,472 |
| 9Jefferson County, TN | 67 | 6 | 2.8 | $593K | +9.3% | #316 of 1,472 |
| 10Sullivan County, TN | 65 | 15 | 2.2 | $704K | +3.5% | #359 of 1,472 |
| 26Carter County, TN | 49 | 7 | 2.9 | $542K | +1.7% | #724 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Carter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Carter County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Carter County. 2 of them (29%) 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 Carter County, TN spend on funerals?
About $3.8M a year, or $155 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $542K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Carter County has 2.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $542K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Carter County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,053 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Carter County scores 49 for funeral homes (lower middle), #724 of 1,472 scored counties.
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