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Home repair companies in Lehigh County, PA
The home repair companies in Lehigh County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #166 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 178
- 11 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 177
- +1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $466M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Lehigh County is 72 (upper middle), #166 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 178 home repair companies in Lehigh County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Lehigh County spend about $466M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,227 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lehigh County in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 816 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lehigh County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lehigh County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 816 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.7% | +6.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,227 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 177+1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $270.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents 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 Lehigh 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 |
| 13Lehigh County, PA | 72 | 178 | 12.3 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #166 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing76
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care48
- House cleaning52
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Lehigh County, PA?
There are 178 home repair companies on map listings in Lehigh County as of September 2026. 11 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $466M a year, or $3,227 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Lehigh County has 12.3 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 national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 192, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 816 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 72 for home repair companies (upper middle), #166 of 2,057 scored counties.
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