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Funeral homes in Dyer County, TN

The funeral homes in Dyer County, TN, 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
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2M
On funerals · $135 a household
Spending per listing
$499K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,320
−1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 funeral homes in Dyer County. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $135 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Dyer County spend about $2M a year on funerals. That is about $499K of household spending for each home on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dyer County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 4,923 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dyer County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Dyer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dyer 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 Dyer County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDyer CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.42.1
Spending per listing$499K$554K$679K
Households per official establishment4,9236,4488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$135$132$143
Median household income$58,154$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
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
3The 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 Dyer 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 Dyer County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,320−1.1% since 2020
Households
14,769
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$58,154+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,907
Median home value
$166,400
Jobs located here
15,590
Daytime population
36,284Residents 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 Dyer 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
Dyer County, TNNot scored42.7$499K−1.1%

Other business types in Dyer County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Dyer County, TN?

There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Dyer County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $2M a year, or $135 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $499K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,769 households in Dyer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dyer County has 2.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $499K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Dyer County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,923 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Dyer County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Dyer County at 36,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,769 households. Median household income in Dyer County is $58,154, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Dyer 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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