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Funeral homes in Orleans County, VT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Orleans County, VT, 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
$1.9M
On funerals · $158 a household
Spending per listing
$638K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,600
+0.7% 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

Household spending on funerals in Orleans County comes to about $1.9M a year: $158 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $638K per home, 6% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Orleans County in 2023. That is one for every 4,024 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Orleans County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Orleans County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.72.1
Spending per listing$638K$552K$679K
Households per official establishment4,0247,0118,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$158$152$143
Median household income$70,103$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$503K
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
3The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,600+0.7% since 2020
Households
12,072
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
695 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$70,103+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,678
Median home value
$223,400
Jobs located here
10,647
Daytime population
26,070Residents 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 Orleans 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
Orleans County, VTNot scored32.5$638K+0.7%

Other business types in Orleans County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Orleans County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Orleans County. 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 Orleans County, VT spend on funerals?

About $1.9M a year, or $158 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $638K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,072 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $638K, 6% 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 4,024 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Orleans County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 27,600 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,072 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $70,103 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Orleans 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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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Orleans County

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