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Home repair companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #25 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 423
- 18 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 480
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,256 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 887,615
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area is 73 (upper middle), #25 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for home repair companies.
Households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,256 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 423 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 480 businesses with payroll in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair companies 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 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +6.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,256 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,587 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 480+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $396.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 455The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 887,615+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 339,656
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $84,587+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,676
- Median home value
- $300,800
- Jobs located here
- 385,046
- Daytime population
- 840,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 86 | 253 | 10.3 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #2 of 387 |
| 2State College, PA | 77 | 56 | 9.5 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 75 | 73 | 11.5 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #18 of 387 |
| 4Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 73 | 423 | 12.5 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #25 of 387 |
| 5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 68 | 3,057 | 12.4 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #50 of 387 |
| 6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 65 | 244 | 10.4 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #72 of 387 |
| 7Lebanon, PA | 65 | 65 | 11.5 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #73 of 387 |
| 8Johnstown, PA | 64 | 47 | 8.4 | $3.2M | −3.2% | #79 of 387 |
| 9Reading, PA | 64 | 206 | 12.6 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #84 of 387 |
| 10Pittsburgh, PA | 63 | 1,228 | 11.6 | $2.7M | −1.3% | #90 of 387 |
Other business types in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area
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
- Home repair trades73
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians66
- Roofing and gutters78
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care35
- House cleaning56
- Pest control70
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 423 home repair companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area. 18 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 480 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,256 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 423 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 339,656 households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 12.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area would have about 455, against 423 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area at 887,615 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,656 households. The median household income in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area is $84,587 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores 73 for home repair companies (upper middle), #25 of 387 scored metro areas.
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