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Funeral homes in Lewis County, NY

The funeral homes in Lewis County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.7M
On funerals · $151 a household
Spending per listing
$421K
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,479
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 funeral homes in Lewis County. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $151 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $1.7M a year on funerals. Spread across 4 funeral homes, that is $421K per home, 38% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Lewis County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,703 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Lewis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lewis 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.

Funeral homes in Lewis County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.22.1
Spending per listing$421K$684K$679K
Households per official establishment3,7037,5028,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$151$151$143
Median household income$68,182$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$218K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,479−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,110
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,276 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$68,182+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,901
Median home value
$166,100
Jobs located here
6,520
Daytime population
23,754Residents 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 counties in New York for funeral homes, numbered among those based in New York, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockland County, NY81242.3$776K+5.9%#61 of 1,472
2Richmond County, NY74301.8$913K+1.3%#165 of 1,472
3Queens County, NY731171.4$1.2M−1.1%#177 of 1,472
4Nassau County, NY70912.0$963K+0.6%#231 of 1,472
5Dutchess County, NY68232.0$809K+1.5%#281 of 1,472
6Suffolk County, NY681152.3$768K+1.6%#283 of 1,472
7Westchester County, NY66932.5$679K+1.4%#330 of 1,472
8New York County, NY65751.0$1.3M−1.3%#347 of 1,472
9Putnam County, NY6392.5$657K+1.4%#410 of 1,472
10Bronx County, NY62460.9$1.5M−3.8%#428 of 1,472
Lewis County, NYNot scored43.6$421K−0.3%

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Lewis County, NY?

There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Lewis County, NY spend on funerals?

About $1.7M a year, or $151 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $421K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,110 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Lewis County has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $421K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Lewis County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,703 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 26,479 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,110 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $68,182, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Lewis County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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