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Funeral homes in Dukes County, MA

The funeral homes in Dukes County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On funerals · $237 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% 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 1 funeral home in Dukes County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $237 per household (66% above the U.S. average), households in Dukes County spend about $1.8M a year on funerals. That works out to $1.8M per home.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Dukes County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dukes County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 funeral home on map listings, Dukes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dukes County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.12.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$699K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a7,5278,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.1%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$237$147$143
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Dukes County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barnstable County, MA77242.3$945K+2.4%#109 of 1,472
2Plymouth County, MA72442.2$745K+3.5%#202 of 1,472
3Essex County, MA68601.9$813K+2.3%#280 of 1,472
4Hampshire County, MA68152.4$620K+10.4%#295 of 1,472
5Middlesex County, MA651161.8$772K+2.8%#355 of 1,472
6Norfolk County, MA65612.2$723K+2.2%#358 of 1,472
7Worcester County, MA61852.5$564K+3.7%#463 of 1,472
8Bristol County, MA59522.2$649K+2.9%#504 of 1,472
9Suffolk County, MA54491.5$734K+0.1%#594 of 1,472
10Hampden County, MA52502.7$553K+0.2%#654 of 1,472
Dukes County, MANot scored11.3$1.8M+3.1%

Other business types in Dukes County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Dukes County, MA?

Dukes County has 1 funeral home on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Dukes County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on funerals?

About $1.8M a year, or $237 per household. That is 66% above the U.S. average (an index of 166, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 funeral home on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Dukes County has 1 funeral home on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Dukes County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Dukes County

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