Funeral services · County · Connecticut
Funeral homes in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 1,472 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On funerals · $172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $908K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $172 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $12.7M a year on funerals. That is about $908K of household spending for each home on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 14 funeral homes on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 6,733 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $590K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #184 of 1,472 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $908K | $662K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,733 | 7,430 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.1% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $172 | $156 | $143 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $590K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 75 | 8 | 1.7 | $1M | +2.2% | #143 of 1,472 |
| 2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 75 | 44 | 1.9 | $848K | +3.5% | #148 of 1,472 |
| 3Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 73 | 6 | 1.5 | $1M | +3.0% | #181 of 1,472 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 73 | 14 | 1.9 | $908K | +2.3% | #184 of 1,472 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 65 | 91 | 2.3 | $649K | +3.1% | #362 of 1,472 |
| 6Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 64 | 51 | 2.8 | $563K | +3.2% | #388 of 1,472 |
| 7Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 63 | 33 | 2.8 | $563K | +4.1% | #423 of 1,472 |
| 8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 59 | 2.6 | $594K | +2.5% | #461 of 1,472 |
| 9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 56 | 31 | 2.7 | $561K | +2.0% | #560 of 1,472 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 funeral homes in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on funerals?
About $12.7M a year, or $172 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $908K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 1.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $908K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,733 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% above 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 73 for funeral homes (upper middle), #184 of 1,472 scored counties.
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