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Funeral homes in the Corning, NY area

How the Corning, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #270 of 365 scored small-town markets
#10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On funerals · $154 a household
Spending per listing
$336K
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,855
−1.6% 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

Households in the Corning area spend about $6.1M a year on funerals, or $154 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $336K of household spending for each home on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The Corning area has 18 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Corning area in 2023. That is one for every 3,565 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.2M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Corning area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corning area declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in the Corning area is 36 (lower middle), #270 of 365 scored small-town markets and #10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Corning area 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.

Funeral homes in Corning, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCorning areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.62.22.1
Spending per listing$336K$684K$679K
Households per official establishment3,5657,5028,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$154$151$143
Median household income$65,887$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3650

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Corning area, 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 Corning area

Population, 2025 estimate
91,855−1.6% since 2020
Households
39,219
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$65,887+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,852
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
35,180
Daytime population
89,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for funeral homes, numbered among those based in New York, with the Corning area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hudson, NY6993.4$530K−2.1%#67 of 365
2Monticello, NY62113.5$419K+2.7%#106 of 365
3Olean, NY60123.8$414K−2.1%#119 of 365
4Oneonta, NY55146.0$279K+3.8%#149 of 365
5Batavia, NY52124.8$319K+0.2%#169 of 365
6Auburn, NY49123.8$407K−2.3%#185 of 365
7Amsterdam, NY44105.1$320K+1.1%#215 of 365
8Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY40244.5$347K−2.6%#244 of 365
9Plattsburgh, NY36123.6$382K−2.0%#267 of 365
10Corning, NY36184.6$336K−1.6%#270 of 365

Other business types in the Corning area

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in the Corning, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 funeral homes in the Corning area. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. 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 Corning, NY area spend on funerals?

About $6.1M a year, or $154 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $336K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,219 households in the Corning area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Corning, NY area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

The Corning area has 4.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $336K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Corning area would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,565 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is the Corning, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Corning area at 91,855 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,219 households. The median household income in the Corning area is $65,887 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Corning area scores 36 for funeral homes (lower middle), #270 of 365 scored small-town markets.

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