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Funeral homes in Giles County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1M
On funerals · $155 a household
Spending per listing
$259K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,564
−1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Giles County. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Giles County comes to about $1M a year: $155 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $259K of household spending for each home on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Giles County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,675 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Giles County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Giles County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Giles 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 Giles County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGiles CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.01.82.1
Spending per listing$259K$744K$679K
Households per official establishment1,6758,8578,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$155$137$143
Median household income$65,691$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$398K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Giles 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 Giles County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,564−1.3% since 2020
Households
6,698
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$65,691+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,220
Median home value
$151,100
Jobs located here
5,291
Daytime population
14,709Residents 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 Giles 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
Giles County, VANot scored46.0$259K−1.3%

Other business types in Giles County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Giles County, VA?

Giles County has 4 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Giles County, VA spend on funerals?

About $1M a year, or $155 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $259K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,698 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Giles County has 6.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $259K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Giles County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,675 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Giles County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Giles County at 16,564 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,698 households. Median household income in Giles County is $65,691, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Giles County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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