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Funeral homes in Dickson County, TN

How Dickson County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On funerals · $130 a household
Spending per listing
$707K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,662
+7.7% 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 Dickson County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $130 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dickson County spend about $2.8M a year on funerals. Spread across 4 funeral homes, that is $707K per home, 4% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Dickson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,439 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dickson County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Dickson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dickson 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 Dickson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDickson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.42.1
Spending per listing$707K$554K$679K
Households per official establishment5,4396,4488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$130$132$143
Median household income$75,003$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dickson 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 Dickson County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,662+7.7% since 2020
Households
21,757
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$75,003+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,770
Median home value
$306,400
Jobs located here
18,582
Daytime population
47,503Residents 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 Dickson 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
Dickson County, TNNot scored41.8$707K+7.7%

Other business types in Dickson County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Dickson County, TN?

Dickson County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $2.8M a year, or $130 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $707K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,757 households in Dickson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickson County has 1.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $707K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,439 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Dickson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Dickson County at 58,662 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,757 households. Median household income in Dickson County is $75,003, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Dickson County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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