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Funeral homes in Cortland County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Cortland County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,309 of 1,472 scored counties
#54 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On funerals · $130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $352K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Cortland County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,309 of 1,472 scored counties and #54 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 funeral homes in Cortland County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Cortland County spend about $2.5M a year on funerals, or $130 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 funeral homes, that is $352K per home, 48% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cortland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Cortland County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cortland 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 | Cortland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $352K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $130 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 50 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents 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 |
| 54Cortland County, NY | 25 | 7 | 3.7 | $352K | −1.9% | #1,309 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Cortland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Cortland County, NY?
There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Cortland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Cortland County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cortland County, NY spend on funerals?
About $2.5M a year, or $130 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $352K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cortland County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Cortland County has 3.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $352K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cortland County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 25 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,309 of 1,472 scored counties.
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