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Funeral homes in Broome County, NY
How Broome County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #697 of 1,472 scored counties
#21 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On funerals · $165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $541K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 funeral homes in Broome County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Broome County spend about $13.5M a year on funerals, or $165 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 funeral homes, that is $541K per home, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Broome County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 4,556 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Broome County is 50 (upper middle), #697 of 1,472 scored counties and #21 of 58 scored counties in New York.
How Broome County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $541K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,556 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $165 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockland County, NY | 81 | 24 | 2.3 | $776K | +5.9% | #61 of 1,472 |
| 2Richmond County, NY | 74 | 30 | 1.8 | $913K | +1.3% | #165 of 1,472 |
| 3Queens County, NY | 73 | 117 | 1.4 | $1.2M | −1.1% | #177 of 1,472 |
| 4Nassau County, NY | 70 | 91 | 2.0 | $963K | +0.6% | #231 of 1,472 |
| 5Dutchess County, NY | 68 | 23 | 2.0 | $809K | +1.5% | #281 of 1,472 |
| 6Suffolk County, NY | 68 | 115 | 2.3 | $768K | +1.6% | #283 of 1,472 |
| 7Westchester County, NY | 66 | 93 | 2.5 | $679K | +1.4% | #330 of 1,472 |
| 8New York County, NY | 65 | 75 | 1.0 | $1.3M | −1.3% | #347 of 1,472 |
| 9Putnam County, NY | 63 | 9 | 2.5 | $657K | +1.4% | #410 of 1,472 |
| 10Bronx County, NY | 62 | 46 | 0.9 | $1.5M | −3.8% | #428 of 1,472 |
| 21Broome County, NY | 50 | 25 | 3.0 | $541K | −1.2% | #697 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Broome County
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 Broome County, NY?
Broome County has 25 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on funerals?
About $13.5M a year, or $165 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $541K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Broome County has 3.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $541K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Broome County would have about 20, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,556 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 50 for funeral homes (upper middle), #697 of 1,472 scored counties.
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