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Funeral homes in Saratoga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Saratoga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #454 of 1,472 scored counties
#11 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On funerals · $144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $771K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,343
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Saratoga County comes to about $14.6M a year: $144 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $771K per home, 14% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 19 funeral homes on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Saratoga County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 6,369 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $824K has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Saratoga County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saratoga County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Saratoga County is 61 (upper middle), #454 of 1,472 scored counties and #11 of 58 scored counties in New York.
How Saratoga 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 | Saratoga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $771K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,369 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $144 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $100,787 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $824K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,343+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 101,911
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 810 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,050
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 91,512
- Daytime population
- 214,409Residents 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 |
| 11Saratoga County, NY | 61 | 19 | 1.9 | $771K | +2.3% | #454 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Saratoga County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Saratoga County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 funeral homes in Saratoga County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Saratoga County, NY spend on funerals?
About $14.6M a year, or $144 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $771K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saratoga County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Saratoga County has 1.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $771K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,369 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 61 for funeral homes (upper middle), #454 of 1,472 scored counties.
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