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Funeral homes in Herkimer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Herkimer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,320 of 1,472 scored counties
#55 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On funerals · $157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $253K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Herkimer County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,320 of 1,472 scored counties and #55 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 funeral homes in Herkimer County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $157 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Herkimer County spend about $4M a year on funerals. That works out to $253K per home, 63% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Herkimer County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,980 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $253K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,980 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $157 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 55Herkimer County, NY | 25 | 16 | 6.2 | $253K | −1.4% | #1,320 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Herkimer County, NY?
Herkimer County has 16 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on funerals?
About $4M a year, or $157 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $253K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Herkimer County has 6.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $253K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 6, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,980 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 25 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,320 of 1,472 scored counties.
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