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Funeral homes in Lawrence County, TN
The funeral homes in Lawrence County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #542 of 1,472 scored counties
#18 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On funerals · $148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,914
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Lawrence County comes to about $2.5M a year: $148 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 funeral homes, that is $501K per home, 26% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,664 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lawrence County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #542 of 1,472 scored counties and #18 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $554K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,664 | 6,448 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $148 | $132 | $143 |
| Median household income | $54,706 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,914+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,991
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $54,706+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,545
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,459
- Daytime population
- 37,953Residents 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 |
| 18Lawrence County, TN | 57 | 5 | 2.9 | $501K | +6.2% | #542 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Lawrence County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Lawrence County, TN spend on funerals?
About $2.5M a year, or $148 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $501K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,991 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, TN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Lawrence County has 2.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $501K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,664 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 46,914 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,991 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $54,706 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 57 for funeral homes (upper middle), #542 of 1,472 scored counties.
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