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Home repair companies in Northampton County, PA
How Northampton County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #128 of 2,057 scored counties
#9 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 140
- 6 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 176
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,314 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,411
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Northampton County is 74 (upper middle), #128 of 2,057 scored counties and #9 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 140 home repair companies in Northampton County. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Northampton County comes to about $406.3M a year: $3,314 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per company, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Northampton County was 176 in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 697 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Northampton County. Population estimates put the population change in Northampton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Northampton 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 | Northampton County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 697 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +6.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,314 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,184 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 176+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $88.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1406 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Northampton 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 Northampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,411+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,624
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 862
- Median household income
- $89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,853
- Median home value
- $308,600
- Jobs located here
- 123,291
- Daytime population
- 291,374Residents 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 Northampton 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 |
Other business types in Northampton 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 trades74
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians83
- Roofing and gutters83
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control51
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning62
- Pest control76
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Northampton County, PA?
There are 140 home repair companies on map listings in Northampton County as of September 2026. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Northampton County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $406.3M a year, or $3,314 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Northampton County has 11.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Northampton County would have about 167, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 697 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 74 for home repair companies (upper middle), #128 of 2,057 scored counties.
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