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Funeral homes in Macon County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Macon County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2M
- On funerals · $132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $414K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,663
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Macon County. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in Macon County comes to about $1.2M a year: $132 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $414K per home, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 3,140 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Macon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $414K | $554K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,140 | 6,448 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $132 | $132 | $143 |
| Median household income | $59,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,663+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,421
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 307 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $59,177+58.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,361
- Median home value
- $225,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,612
- Daytime population
- 20,092Residents 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 |
| Macon County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | $414K | +9.5% |
Other business types in Macon 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
Funeral services
- Funeral homes
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Macon County, TN?
Macon County has 3 funeral homes on map listings 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 Macon County, TN spend on funerals?
About $1.2M a year, or $132 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $414K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,421 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, TN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Macon County has 3.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $414K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Macon County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,140 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 27,663 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,421 households. Median household income in Macon County is $59,177, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.1%, 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. Macon County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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