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Home repair companies in Northumberland County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Northumberland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #447 of 2,057 scored counties
#32 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
35
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
41
+28.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$103.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,738 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,920
−1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 home repair companies in Northumberland County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 26% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,738 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Northumberland County spend about $103.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3M per company, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Northumberland County in 2023, up 28.1% from 2019. That is one for every 924 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Northumberland County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Northumberland County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #447 of 2,057 scored counties and #32 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Northumberland 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.

Home repair trades in Northumberland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthumberland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.211.812.4
Spending per listing$3M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment924678587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.1%+6.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,738$3,158$3,018
Median household income$60,583$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 41+28.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
314
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
350 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,920−1.8% since 2020
Households
37,886
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$60,583+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,529
Median home value
$162,400
Jobs located here
27,386
Daytime population
78,297Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Northumberland County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA8212311.6$2.9M+6.5%#32 of 2,057
2Dauphin County, PA811028.4$3.7M+2.3%#36 of 2,057
3Montour County, PA7956.4$4.9M−1.4%#50 of 2,057
4Susquehanna County, PA77127.7$3.8M−0.3%#84 of 2,057
5Pike County, PA773213.2$2.4M+7.2%#86 of 2,057
6Philadelphia County, PA754316.3$4.5M−1.6%#98 of 2,057
7Schuylkill County, PA74457.8$3.7M+1.5%#118 of 2,057
8Centre County, PA74569.5$3.2M−0.4%#122 of 2,057
9Northampton County, PA7414011.4$2.9M+3.7%#128 of 2,057
10Tioga County, PA73127.2$3.9M−1.3%#134 of 2,057
32Northumberland County, PA63359.2$3M−1.8%#447 of 2,057

Other business types in Northumberland County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Northumberland County, PA?

Northumberland County has 35 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 28.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Northumberland County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $103.7M a year, or $2,738 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,886 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Northumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Northumberland County has 9.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 43, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 924 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Northumberland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northumberland County at 89,920 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,886 households. Median household income in Northumberland County is $60,583, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Northumberland County scores 63 for home repair companies (upper middle), #447 of 2,057 scored counties.

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