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Funeral homes in Roane County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #363 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On funerals · $170 a household
Spending per listing
$645K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,395
+7.0% 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

Households in Roane County spend about $3.9M a year on funerals, or $170 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 funeral homes, that is $645K per home, 5% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Roane County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Roane County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,798 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roane County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Roane County is 65 (upper middle), #363 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Roane 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 Roane County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.42.1
Spending per listing$645K$554K$679K
Households per official establishment3,7986,4488,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$170$132$143
Median household income$71,885$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,395+7.0% since 2020
Households
22,790
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
153
Median household income
$71,885+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,176
Median home value
$232,900
Jobs located here
12,675
Daytime population
43,901Residents 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 Roane 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
11Roane County, TN6562.6$645K+7.0%#363 of 1,472

Other business types in Roane County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Roane County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 funeral homes in Roane County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $3.9M a year, or $170 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $645K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,790 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roane County has 2.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $645K, 5% below 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 3,798 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Roane County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 57,395 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,790 households. The median household income in Roane County is $71,885 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.7% 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. Roane County scores 65 for funeral homes (upper middle), #363 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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