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Home repair companies in the Gettysburg, PA metro area

The home repair companies in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #103 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
57
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
67
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,178 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

At $3,178 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Gettysburg metro area spend about $129.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 57 home repair companies, that is $2.3M per company, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 57 home repair companies on map listings in the Gettysburg metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in the Gettysburg metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 610 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $83K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Gettysburg metro area.

Population estimates show the Gettysburg metro area grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Gettysburg metro area is 62 (upper middle), #103 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.

How the Gettysburg 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.

Home repair trades in Gettysburg, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureGettysburg metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.011.812.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment610678587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+6.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,178$3,158$3,018
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
327
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
572 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$83K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Gettysburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA8625310.3$3.1M+4.2%#2 of 387
2State College, PA77569.5$3.2M−0.4%#13 of 387
3Chambersburg, PA757311.5$2.7M+3.0%#18 of 387
4Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ7342312.5$2.6M+3.0%#25 of 387
5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD683,05712.4$2.8M+1.4%#50 of 387
6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA6524410.4$2.7M+1.4%#72 of 387
7Lebanon, PA656511.5$2.7M+2.2%#73 of 387
8Johnstown, PA64478.4$3.2M−3.2%#79 of 387
9Reading, PA6420612.6$2.5M+2.7%#84 of 387
10Pittsburgh, PA631,22811.6$2.7M−1.3%#90 of 387
11Gettysburg, PA625714.0$2.3M+3.6%#103 of 387

Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 home repair companies in the Gettysburg metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $129.8M a year, or $3,178 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Gettysburg metro area has 14.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 53, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 610 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% 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 Gettysburg metro area scores 62 for home repair companies (upper middle), #103 of 387 scored metro areas.

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