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Funeral homes in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area
The funeral homes in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #345 of 365 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 25
- 4 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On funerals · $154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,488
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #345 of 365 scored small-town markets and #14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 funeral homes in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 16%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $154 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area spend about $6.4M a year on funerals. That works out to $256K per home, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Massena-Ogdensburg area was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,315 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Massena-Ogdensburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Massena-Ogdensburg 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.
| Measure | Massena-Ogdensburg area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,315 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $154 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $62,850 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 254 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in the Massena-Ogdensburg 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,488−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,666
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $62,850
- Average household income
- $82,668
- Median home value
- $121,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,561
- Daytime population
- 102,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson, NY | 69 | 9 | 3.4 | $530K | −2.1% | #67 of 365 |
| 2Monticello, NY | 62 | 11 | 3.5 | $419K | +2.7% | #106 of 365 |
| 3Olean, NY | 60 | 12 | 3.8 | $414K | −2.1% | #119 of 365 |
| 4Oneonta, NY | 55 | 14 | 6.0 | $279K | +3.8% | #149 of 365 |
| 5Batavia, NY | 52 | 12 | 4.8 | $319K | +0.2% | #169 of 365 |
| 6Auburn, NY | 49 | 12 | 3.8 | $407K | −2.3% | #185 of 365 |
| 7Amsterdam, NY | 44 | 10 | 5.1 | $320K | +1.1% | #215 of 365 |
| 8Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 40 | 24 | 4.5 | $347K | −2.6% | #244 of 365 |
| 9Plattsburgh, NY | 36 | 12 | 3.6 | $382K | −2.0% | #267 of 365 |
| 10Corning, NY | 36 | 18 | 4.6 | $336K | −1.6% | #270 of 365 |
| 14Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 19 | 25 | 6.0 | $256K | −2.5% | #345 of 365 |
Other business types in the Massena-Ogdensburg area
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area?
There are 25 funeral homes on map listings in the Massena-Ogdensburg area as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area spend on funerals?
About $6.4M 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 25 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $256K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 6.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $256K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Massena-Ogdensburg area would have about 9, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,315 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Massena-Ogdensburg area at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 19 for funeral homes (low), #345 of 365 scored small-town markets.
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