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Funeral homes in Galax city, VA

How Galax city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$484K
On funerals · $175 a household
Spending per listing
$161K
76% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
5.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,670
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 funeral homes in Galax city. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 5.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Galax city comes to about $484K a year: $175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $161K per home, 76% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Galax city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Galax city.

Population estimates put the population change in Galax city from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Galax city 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 Galax city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGalax cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.91.82.1
Spending per listing$161K$744K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a8,8578,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$175$137$143
Median household income$38,675$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Galax city, 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 Galax city

Population, 2025 estimate
6,670−0.7% since 2020
Households
2,763
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
8 sq. mi.
People per square mile
817
Median household income
$38,675
Average household income
$71,061
Median home value
$141,300
Jobs located here
5,712
Daytime population
9,892Residents 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 Galax city 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
Galax city, VANot scored310.9$161K−0.7%

Other business types in Galax city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Galax city, VA?

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Galax city as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Galax city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Galax city, VA spend on funerals?

About $484K a year, or $175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $161K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,763 households in Galax city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Galax city, VA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Galax city has 10.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $161K, 76% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Galax city would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Galax city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Galax city at 6,670 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,763 households. Median household income in Galax city is $38,675, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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