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Funeral homes in Fairfax County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #124 of 1,472 scored counties
#4 of 47 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
25
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$56.7M
On funerals · $137 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,167,873
+1.7% 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

Fairfax County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #124 of 1,472 scored counties and #4 of 47 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 funeral homes in Fairfax County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Fairfax County comes to about $56.7M a year: $137 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per home, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Fairfax County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 27,607 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fairfax County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fairfax County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Fairfax County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.61.82.1
Spending per listing$2.3M$744K$679K
Households per official establishment27,6078,8578,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$137$137$143
Median household income$153,637$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
212
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
252 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
Households
414,101
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,935
Median household income
$153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$195,941
Median home value
$732,800
Jobs located here
683,496
Daytime population
1,295,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chesterfield County, VA80100.7$1.9M+8.7%#63 of 1,472
2Loudoun County, VA7870.5$2.5M+6.4%#83 of 1,472
3Bedford County, VA7672.1$793K+4.4%#123 of 1,472
4Fairfax County, VA75250.6$2.3M+1.7%#124 of 1,472
5Henrico County, VA73141.0$1.3M+2.3%#169 of 1,472
6Hanover County, VA7181.9$838K+5.6%#222 of 1,472
7Prince William County, VA6870.4$2.7M+4.2%#270 of 1,472
8Augusta County, VA6882.6$691K+1.8%#293 of 1,472
9Rockingham County, VA6882.4$660K+6.6%#294 of 1,472
10Roanoke County, VA6492.3$764K+0.2%#380 of 1,472

Other business types in Fairfax County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Fairfax County, VA?

There are 25 funeral homes on map listings in Fairfax County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on funerals?

About $56.7M a year, or $137 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Fairfax County has 0.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $2.3M, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 84, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,607 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 75 for funeral homes (high), #124 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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