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Funeral homes in Suffolk city, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #737 of 1,472 scored counties
#24 of 47 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On funerals · $126 a household
Spending per listing
$397K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,699
+10.4% 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 12 funeral homes in Suffolk city. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $126 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Suffolk city spend about $4.8M a year on funerals. That works out to $397K per home, 41% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Suffolk city was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,318 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suffolk city grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suffolk city scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #737 of 1,472 scored counties and #24 of 47 scored counties in Virginia.

How Suffolk 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 Suffolk city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSuffolk cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.21.82.1
Spending per listing$397K$744K$679K
Households per official establishment6,3188,8578,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$126$137$143
Median household income$92,666$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk city

Population, 2025 estimate
104,699+10.4% since 2020
Households
37,908
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
399 sq. mi.
People per square mile
248
Median household income
$92,666+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,720
Median home value
$347,400
Jobs located here
32,634
Daytime population
88,435Residents 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 Suffolk 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
24Suffolk city, VA49123.2$397K+10.4%#737 of 1,472

Other business types in Suffolk city

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Suffolk city, VA?

Suffolk city has 12 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $126 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $397K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,908 households in Suffolk city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Suffolk city has 3.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $397K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Suffolk city would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,318 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Suffolk city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Suffolk city at 104,699 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,908 households. Median household income in Suffolk city is $92,666, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Suffolk city scores 49 for funeral homes (lower middle), #737 of 1,472 scored counties.

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