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Funeral homes in Taos County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Taos County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On funerals · $172 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
34,564
+0.3% 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 2 funeral homes in Taos County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Taos County spend about $2.7M a year on funerals, or $172 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per home.

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

Population estimates show Taos County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Taos County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Taos 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 Taos County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureTaos CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.42.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a12,6888,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$172$149$143
Median household income$58,950$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

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
21 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 Taos 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 Taos County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,564+0.3% since 2020
Households
15,549
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,052
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
10,507
Daytime population
34,773Residents 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 Taos 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
Taos County, NMNot scored21.3$1.3M+0.3%

Other business types in Taos County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Taos County, NM?

Taos County has 2 funeral homes 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 Taos County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Taos County, NM spend on funerals?

About $2.7M 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 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taos County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Taos County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Taos County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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