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Funeral homes in Montgomery County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Montgomery County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #988 of 1,472 scored counties
#36 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.2M
- On funerals · $163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $320K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,046
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Montgomery County spend about $3.2M a year on funerals, or $163 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $320K per home, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
Montgomery County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,267 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $98K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #988 of 1,472 scored counties and #36 of 58 scored counties in New York.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $320K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,267 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $163 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $98K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,046+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,603
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,002
- Median home value
- $157,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,287
- Daytime population
- 48,064Residents 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 |
| 36Montgomery County, NY | 40 | 10 | 5.1 | $320K | +1.1% | #988 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Montgomery County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 funeral homes in Montgomery County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, NY spend on funerals?
About $3.2M a year, or $163 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $320K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Montgomery County has 5.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $320K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,267 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Montgomery County scores 40 for funeral homes (lower middle), #988 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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