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Home repair companies in Cambria County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Cambria County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #440 of 2,057 scored counties
#31 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
47
4 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
55
−1.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$150.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,697 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,968
−3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Cambria County spend about $150.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,697 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Cambria County has 47 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Cambria County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Cambria County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cambria County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #440 of 2,057 scored counties and #31 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cambria County 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.

Home repair trades in Cambria County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCambria CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.411.812.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,018678587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.8%+6.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,697$3,158$3,018
Median household income$58,418$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 55−1.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
482
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
474 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cambria 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 Cambria County

Population, 2025 estimate
128,968−3.2% since 2020
Households
55,973
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
191
Median household income
$58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,237
Median home value
$121,000
Jobs located here
48,495
Daytime population
125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Cambria County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA8212311.6$2.9M+6.5%#32 of 2,057
2Dauphin County, PA811028.4$3.7M+2.3%#36 of 2,057
3Montour County, PA7956.4$4.9M−1.4%#50 of 2,057
4Susquehanna County, PA77127.7$3.8M−0.3%#84 of 2,057
5Pike County, PA773213.2$2.4M+7.2%#86 of 2,057
6Philadelphia County, PA754316.3$4.5M−1.6%#98 of 2,057
7Schuylkill County, PA74457.8$3.7M+1.5%#118 of 2,057
8Centre County, PA74569.5$3.2M−0.4%#122 of 2,057
9Northampton County, PA7414011.4$2.9M+3.7%#128 of 2,057
10Tioga County, PA73127.2$3.9M−1.3%#134 of 2,057
31Cambria County, PA63478.4$3.2M−3.2%#440 of 2,057

Other business types in Cambria County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Cambria County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 home repair companies in Cambria County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Cambria County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $150.9M a year, or $2,697 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cambria County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Cambria County has 8.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Cambria County would have about 62, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 63 for home repair companies (upper middle), #440 of 2,057 scored counties.

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