Funeral services · County · West Virginia
Funeral homes in Wayne County, WV
The funeral homes in Wayne County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #976 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On funerals · $156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $410K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,309
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Wayne County comes to about $2.5M a year: $156 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $410K of household spending for each home on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 81% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 5,254 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Wayne County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Wayne County is 40 (lower middle), #976 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wayne County compares
The same measures for West 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.
| Measure | Wayne County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $410K | $368K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,254 | 3,718 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $156 | $153 | $143 |
| Median household income | $58,878 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $709K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,309−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,762
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $58,878+55.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,850
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,769
- Daytime population
- 32,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for funeral homes, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Wayne County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 69 | 6 | 1.2 | $1M | +13.7% | #249 of 1,472 |
| 2Monongalia County, WV | 50 | 7 | 1.6 | $637K | +2.0% | #692 of 1,472 |
| 3Wood County, WV | 46 | 9 | 2.5 | $604K | −2.1% | #811 of 1,472 |
| 4Kanawha County, WV | 40 | 27 | 3.5 | $440K | −4.3% | #973 of 1,472 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 40 | 6 | 3.8 | $410K | −4.0% | #976 of 1,472 |
| 6Jackson County, WV | 40 | 5 | 4.3 | $387K | −1.0% | #978 of 1,472 |
| 7Mercer County, WV | 40 | 11 | 4.5 | $377K | −3.4% | #980 of 1,472 |
| 8Putnam County, WV | 38 | 7 | 3.0 | $476K | −1.0% | #1,028 of 1,472 |
| 9Hancock County, WV | 37 | 7 | 5.5 | $312K | −4.5% | #1,059 of 1,472 |
| 10Raleigh County, WV | 36 | 14 | 4.8 | $332K | −3.5% | #1,079 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Wayne County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Wayne County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, WV spend on funerals?
About $2.5M a year, or $156 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $410K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,762 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, WV compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Wayne County has 3.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $410K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Wayne County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,254 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 37,309 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,762 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $58,878 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wayne County scores 40 for funeral homes (lower middle), #976 of 1,472 scored counties.
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