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Roofing and gutter companies in the Altoona, PA metro area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Altoona, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 381 scored metro areas
#15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $139.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,766 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,541
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Altoona metro area is 27 (lower middle), #351 of 381 scored metro areas and #15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 roofing and gutter companies in the Altoona metro area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Altoona metro area comes to about $139.8M a year: $2,766 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Altoona metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,974 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Altoona metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Altoona 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 roofing and gutter 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 | Altoona metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $9.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,974 | 6,022 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,766 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 roofing contractors in the Altoona 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 Altoona metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,541−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,558
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $62,382+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,561
- Median home value
- $161,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,420
- Daytime population
- 126,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 85 | 65 | 2.6 | $12M | +4.2% | #4 of 381 |
| 2Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 78 | 103 | 3.0 | $10.7M | +3.0% | #12 of 381 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 74 | 19 | 3.0 | $10.3M | +3.0% | #22 of 381 |
| 4Lebanon, PA | 73 | 17 | 3.0 | $10.2M | +2.2% | #29 of 381 |
| 5State College, PA | 70 | 18 | 3.1 | $10.1M | −0.4% | #43 of 381 |
| 6Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 68 | 854 | 3.5 | $9.9M | +1.4% | #54 of 381 |
| 7Pittsburgh, PA | 67 | 306 | 2.9 | $10.8M | −1.3% | #59 of 381 |
| 8York-Hanover, PA | 67 | 79 | 4.4 | $7.3M | +3.6% | #66 of 381 |
| 9Reading, PA | 66 | 52 | 3.2 | $9.8M | +2.7% | #71 of 381 |
| 10Johnstown, PA | 61 | 14 | 2.5 | $10.8M | −3.2% | #106 of 381 |
| 15Altoona, PA | 27 | 20 | 4.0 | $7M | −2.5% | #351 of 381 |
Other business types in the Altoona metro area
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 trades30
- HVAC and plumbing29
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care30
- House cleaning43
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Altoona, PA metro area?
The Altoona metro area has 20 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Altoona, PA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $139.8M a year, or $2,766 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,558 households in the Altoona metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Altoona, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Altoona metro area has 4.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Altoona metro area would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,974 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Altoona, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Altoona metro area at 119,541 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,558 households. The median household income in the Altoona metro area is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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 Altoona metro area scores 27 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #351 of 381 scored metro areas.
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