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Funeral homes in Upshur County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Upshur County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #495 of 1,472 scored counties
#43 of 97 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.4M
- On funerals · $155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $403K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,410
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Upshur County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Upshur County spend about $2.4M a year on funerals, or $155 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $403K of household spending for each home on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Upshur County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Upshur County grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Upshur County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #495 of 1,472 scored counties and #43 of 97 scored counties in Texas.
How Upshur County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Upshur County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $403K | $693K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,194 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $155 | $121 | $143 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,410+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,583
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,795
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,038
- Daytime population
- 32,032Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Texas, with Upshur County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wood County, TX | 87 | 5 | 2.7 | $752K | +10.3% | #36 of 1,472 |
| 2Comal County, TX | 84 | 7 | 1.0 | $1.4M | +27.9% | #43 of 1,472 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 82 | 9 | 1.6 | $915K | +23.5% | #51 of 1,472 |
| 4Williamson County, TX | 80 | 16 | 0.6 | $1.8M | +22.3% | #64 of 1,472 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 80 | 23 | 0.8 | $1.5M | +17.4% | #66 of 1,472 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 79 | 20 | 0.6 | $1.9M | +16.9% | #72 of 1,472 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 79 | 30 | 0.7 | $1.5M | +20.6% | #74 of 1,472 |
| 8Smith County, TX | 77 | 16 | 1.9 | $848K | +7.8% | #112 of 1,472 |
| 9Kendall County, TX | 77 | 6 | 3.4 | $519K | +19.6% | #114 of 1,472 |
| 10Hays County, TX | 75 | 9 | 0.9 | $1.1M | +24.8% | #135 of 1,472 |
| 43Upshur County, TX | 60 | 6 | 3.9 | $403K | +8.2% | #495 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Upshur 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
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Upshur County, TX?
Upshur County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Upshur County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Upshur County, TX spend on funerals?
About $2.4M a year, or $155 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $403K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, TX compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Upshur County has 3.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $403K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Upshur County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 60 for funeral homes (upper middle), #495 of 1,472 scored counties.
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