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Home repair companies in Jefferson County, PA
The home repair companies in Jefferson County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #321 of 2,057 scored counties
#26 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,670 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,255
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,670 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $49M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 13 home repair companies, that is $3.8M per company, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Jefferson County has 13 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #321 of 2,057 scored counties and #26 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,079 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,670 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,686 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,255−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,344
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,686+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,614
- Median home value
- $139,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,700
- Daytime population
- 40,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 26Jefferson County, PA | 66 | 13 | 7.1 | $3.8M | −2.8% | #321 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Jefferson County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 home repair companies in Jefferson County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $49M a year, or $2,670 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,344 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jefferson County has 7.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.8M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 43,255 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,344 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $58,686 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. Jefferson County scores 66 for home repair companies (upper middle), #321 of 2,057 scored counties.
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