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Funeral homes in Madison County, NY
The funeral homes in Madison County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,102 of 1,472 scored counties
#45 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On funerals · $161 a household
- Spending per listing
- $324K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,120
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Madison County comes to about $4.2M a year: $161 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $324K per home, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Madison County has 13 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,282 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Madison County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,102 of 1,472 scored counties and #45 of 58 scored counties in New York.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $324K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,282 | 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 | $161 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $75,499 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $855K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,120−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,252
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,121
- Median home value
- $184,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,340
- Daytime population
- 58,101Residents 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 |
| 45Madison County, NY | 35 | 13 | 5.0 | $324K | −1.2% | #1,102 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Madison County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 funeral homes in Madison County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, NY spend on funerals?
About $4.2M a year, or $161 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $324K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Madison County has 5.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $324K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Madison County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,282 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. 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. Madison County scores 35 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,102 of 1,472 scored counties.
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