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Funeral homes in Franklin County, VT

The funeral homes in Franklin County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #846 of 1,472 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On funerals · $144 a household
Spending per listing
$411K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,177
+2.3% 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

At $144 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $2.9M a year on funerals. That is about $411K of household spending for each home on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 67% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 4,991 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #846 of 1,472 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Vermont.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Franklin County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.72.1
Spending per listing$411K$552K$679K
Households per official establishment4,9917,0118,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$144$152$143
Median household income$81,313$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score4542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,177+2.3% since 2020
Households
19,963
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
631 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,753
Median home value
$306,700
Jobs located here
17,183
Daytime population
43,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Windsor County, VT6552.0$852K−0.7%#353 of 1,472
2Washington County, VT6451.9$796K−0.2%#377 of 1,472
3Windham County, VT5663.0$556K−1.4%#561 of 1,472
4Chittenden County, VT53162.2$563K+0.4%#628 of 1,472
5Bennington County, VT5274.7$427K−1.8%#668 of 1,472
6Orange County, VT4953.9$381K+2.4%#738 of 1,472
7Rutland County, VT48124.7$358K−1.4%#767 of 1,472
8Franklin County, VT4573.5$411K+2.3%#846 of 1,472

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Franklin County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on funerals?

About $2.9M a year, or $144 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $411K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Franklin County has 3.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $411K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Franklin County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,991 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Franklin County scores 45 for funeral homes (lower middle), #846 of 1,472 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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