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Funeral homes in Westchester County, NY
How Westchester 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #330 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 93
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.2M
- On funerals · $169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $679K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,015,743
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 funeral homes in Westchester County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Westchester County spend about $63.2M a year on funerals, or $169 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 93 funeral homes, that is $679K per home, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Westchester County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,659 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Westchester County.
Population estimates put the population change in Westchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Westchester County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #330 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Westchester 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 | Westchester County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $679K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,659 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $169 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $118,976 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 56+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 932 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Westchester 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 Westchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,015,743+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 372,883
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,320
- Median household income
- $118,976+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $192,098
- Median home value
- $663,200
- Jobs located here
- 396,544
- Daytime population
- 959,992Residents 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 |
Other business types in Westchester 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 Westchester County, NY?
Westchester County has 93 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Westchester County, NY spend on funerals?
About $63.2M a year, or $169 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $679K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 372,883 households in Westchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westchester County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Westchester County has 2.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $679K, in line with the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,659 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Westchester County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Westchester County at 1,015,743 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 372,883 households. Median household income in Westchester County is $118,976, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Westchester County scores 66 for funeral homes (upper middle), #330 of 1,472 scored counties.
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