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Home repair companies in Erie County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #849 of 2,057 scored counties
#50 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 132
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 140
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $312.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Erie County spend about $312.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,824 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 132 home repair companies, that is $2.4M per company, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 132 home repair companies on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 140 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 790 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $787K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Erie County.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #849 of 2,057 scored counties and #50 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Erie 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.
| Measure | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 790 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +6.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,824 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 138 → 140+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,440
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $787K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Erie County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, PA | 82 | 123 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +6.5% | #32 of 2,057 |
| 2Dauphin County, PA | 81 | 102 | 8.4 | $3.7M | +2.3% | #36 of 2,057 |
| 3Montour County, PA | 79 | 5 | 6.4 | $4.9M | −1.4% | #50 of 2,057 |
| 4Susquehanna County, PA | 77 | 12 | 7.7 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #84 of 2,057 |
| 5Pike County, PA | 77 | 32 | 13.2 | $2.4M | +7.2% | #86 of 2,057 |
| 6Philadelphia County, PA | 75 | 431 | 6.3 | $4.5M | −1.6% | #98 of 2,057 |
| 7Schuylkill County, PA | 74 | 45 | 7.8 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #118 of 2,057 |
| 8Centre County, PA | 74 | 56 | 9.5 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #122 of 2,057 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 74 | 140 | 11.4 | $2.9M | +3.7% | #128 of 2,057 |
| 10Tioga County, PA | 73 | 12 | 7.2 | $3.9M | −1.3% | #134 of 2,057 |
| 50Erie County, PA | 54 | 132 | 11.9 | $2.4M | −1.8% | #849 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Erie County
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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians50
- Roofing and gutters60
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control26
- Landscaping and lawn care23
- House cleaning43
- Pest control55
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Erie County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 home repair companies in Erie County. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $312.3M a year, or $2,824 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Erie County has 11.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 129, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 790 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 54 for home repair companies (upper middle), #849 of 2,057 scored counties.
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