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Funeral homes in Orleans County, NY
How Orleans County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,175 of 1,472 scored counties
#51 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On funerals · $143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $331K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,825
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Orleans County is 32 (lower middle), #1,175 of 1,472 scored counties and #51 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on funerals in Orleans County comes to about $2.3M a year: $143 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7 funeral homes, that is $331K per home, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Orleans County in 2023. That is one for every 4,055 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Orleans County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Orleans 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 | Orleans County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $331K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,055 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $143 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $65,969 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $286K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,825−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,220
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,064
- Median home value
- $140,800
- Jobs located here
- 11,754
- Daytime population
- 32,968Residents 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 |
| 51Orleans County, NY | 32 | 7 | 4.3 | $331K | −0.5% | #1,175 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Orleans County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Orleans County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Orleans County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Orleans County, NY spend on funerals?
About $2.3M a year, or $143 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $331K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Orleans County has 4.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $331K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Orleans County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,055 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Orleans County scores 32 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,175 of 1,472 scored counties.
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