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Funeral homes in Davidson County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Davidson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #557 of 1,472 scored counties
#20 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
51
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
35
+2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.1M
On funerals · $93 a household
Spending per listing
$590K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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

Household spending on funerals in Davidson County comes to about $30.1M a year: $93 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $590K per home, 13% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 51 funeral homes on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Davidson County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 9,283 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Davidson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #557 of 1,472 scored counties and #20 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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.

Funeral homes in Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.42.1
Spending per listing$590K$554K$679K
Households per official establishment9,2836,4488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.9%+11.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$93$132$143
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 35+2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
322
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Davidson County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN8552.1$921K+15.6%#40 of 1,472
2Williamson County, TN79111.2$1.1M+9.0%#78 of 1,472
3Blount County, TN77101.8$896K+6.0%#111 of 1,472
4Fayette County, TN7552.9$578K+7.7%#155 of 1,472
5Rutherford County, TN74141.1$976K+12.6%#161 of 1,472
6Hamilton County, TN72251.6$867K+6.2%#200 of 1,472
7Wilson County, TN68111.9$709K+17.8%#291 of 1,472
8Montgomery County, TN68111.3$705K+13.0%#292 of 1,472
9Jefferson County, TN6762.8$593K+9.3%#316 of 1,472
10Sullivan County, TN65152.2$704K+3.5%#359 of 1,472
20Davidson County, TN56511.6$590K+4.2%#557 of 1,472

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Davidson County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 51 funeral homes in Davidson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on funerals?

About $30.1M a year, or $93 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $590K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Davidson County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $590K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Davidson County would have about 44, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,283 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 56 for funeral homes (upper middle), #557 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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