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Funeral homes in Sandoval County, NM

The funeral homes in Sandoval County, NM, 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On funerals · $159 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
159,565
+6.9% 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

Household spending on funerals in Sandoval County comes to about $9M a year: $159 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each home on map listings, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Sandoval County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sandoval County in 2023. That is one for every 18,965 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sandoval County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Sandoval County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sandoval County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Sandoval County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSandoval CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.42.1
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishment18,96512,6888,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$159$149$143
Median household income$86,636$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval County

Population, 2025 estimate
159,565+6.9% since 2020
Households
56,895
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,710 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$86,636+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,102
Median home value
$313,800
Jobs located here
35,682
Daytime population
121,290Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for funeral homes, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Sandoval County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Fe County, NM81111.6$1.1M+1.2%#60 of 1,472
2Bernalillo County, NM65260.9$1.5M−1.4%#346 of 1,472
3San Juan County, NM53102.4$638K−0.9%#624 of 1,472
4Chaves County, NM4462.5$575K−2.7%#856 of 1,472
5McKinley County, NM4352.3$618K−6.1%#887 of 1,472
6Lea County, NM3472.8$429K+0.2%#1,119 of 1,472
Sandoval County, NMNot scored40.7$2.3M+6.9%

Other business types in Sandoval County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Sandoval County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Sandoval County. 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 Sandoval County, NM spend on funerals?

About $9M a year, or $159 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,895 households in Sandoval County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sandoval County, NM compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Sandoval County has 0.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $2.3M, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Sandoval County would have about 13, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,965 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Sandoval County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Sandoval County at 159,565 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,895 households. The median household income in Sandoval County is $86,636 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Sandoval County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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