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Funeral homes in Tazewell County, VA

How Tazewell County, 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,369 of 1,472 scored counties
#43 of 47 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On funerals · $160 a household
Spending per listing
$237K
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
3.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,635
−4.4% 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

For funeral homes, Tazewell County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,369 of 1,472 scored counties and #43 of 47 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 funeral homes in Tazewell County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Tazewell County spend about $2.6M a year on funerals, or $160 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 funeral homes, that is $237K per home, 65% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Tazewell County in 2023. That is one for every 2,327 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Tazewell County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Tazewell 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 Tazewell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTazewell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.81.82.1
Spending per listing$237K$744K$679K
Households per official establishment2,3278,8578,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$160$137$143
Median household income$47,313$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2258

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,635−4.4% since 2020
Households
16,290
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$47,313+12.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,710
Median home value
$118,300
Jobs located here
14,139
Daytime population
38,141Residents 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 Tazewell 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
43Tazewell County, VA22116.8$237K−4.4%#1,369 of 1,472

Other business types in Tazewell County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Tazewell County, VA?

Tazewell County has 11 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $2.6M a year, or $160 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $237K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,290 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tazewell County has 6.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $237K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,327 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Tazewell County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Tazewell County at 38,635 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,290 households. Median household income in Tazewell County is $47,313, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.4%, 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. Tazewell County scores 22 for funeral homes (low), #1,369 of 1,472 scored counties.

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