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Funeral homes in Rutland County, VT
The funeral homes in Rutland County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #767 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On funerals · $169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $358K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 funeral homes in Rutland County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in Rutland County comes to about $4.3M a year: $169 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $358K of household spending for each home on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rutland County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,330 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rutland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rutland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For funeral homes, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #767 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Vermont.
How Rutland 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.
| Measure | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $358K | $552K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,330 | 7,011 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $169 | $152 | $143 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $862K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 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
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Windsor County, VT | 65 | 5 | 2.0 | $852K | −0.7% | #353 of 1,472 |
| 2Washington County, VT | 64 | 5 | 1.9 | $796K | −0.2% | #377 of 1,472 |
| 3Windham County, VT | 56 | 6 | 3.0 | $556K | −1.4% | #561 of 1,472 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 53 | 16 | 2.2 | $563K | +0.4% | #628 of 1,472 |
| 5Bennington County, VT | 52 | 7 | 4.7 | $427K | −1.8% | #668 of 1,472 |
| 6Orange County, VT | 49 | 5 | 3.9 | $381K | +2.4% | #738 of 1,472 |
| 7Rutland County, VT | 48 | 12 | 4.7 | $358K | −1.4% | #767 of 1,472 |
| 8Franklin County, VT | 45 | 7 | 3.5 | $411K | +2.3% | #846 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Rutland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Rutland County, VT?
Rutland County has 12 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Rutland County, VT spend on funerals?
About $4.3M a year, or $169 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $358K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Rutland County has 4.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $358K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Rutland County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,330 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 48 for funeral homes (lower middle), #767 of 1,472 scored counties.
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