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Roofing and gutter companies in Chester County, PA
How Chester County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #71 of 1,177 scored counties
#6 of 48 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 70
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +28.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $834.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.9M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For roofing and gutter companies, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #71 of 1,177 scored counties and #6 of 48 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for roofing and gutter companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 roofing and gutter companies in Chester County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Chester County spend about $834.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $4,075 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That is about $11.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as roofing contractors, up 28.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,994 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Chester County. Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chester 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 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 | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.9M | $9.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,994 | 6,022 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.1% | +17.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $4,075 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 41+28.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 706 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents 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 | 88 | 30 | 2.8 | $11.8M | +6.5% | #5 of 1,177 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 85 | 6 | 2.5 | $12.9M | +7.2% | #23 of 1,177 |
| 3Butler County, PA | 83 | 16 | 2.0 | $16.8M | +3.2% | #31 of 1,177 |
| 4Northampton County, PA | 83 | 35 | 2.9 | $11.6M | +3.7% | #34 of 1,177 |
| 5Dauphin County, PA | 81 | 27 | 2.2 | $13.8M | +2.3% | #46 of 1,177 |
| 6Chester County, PA | 77 | 70 | 3.4 | $11.9M | +4.2% | #71 of 1,177 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 74 | 19 | 3.0 | $10.3M | +3.0% | #106 of 1,177 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 74 | 17 | 3.0 | $10.2M | +2.2% | #107 of 1,177 |
| 9Carbon County, PA | 73 | 5 | 1.8 | $15.6M | +1.7% | #116 of 1,177 |
| 10Delaware County, PA | 73 | 71 | 3.3 | $10.6M | +0.8% | #120 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Chester 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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians75
- Roofing and gutters77
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care42
- House cleaning60
- Pest control76
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Chester County, PA?
Chester County has 70 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 28.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $834.5M a year, or $4,075 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Chester County has 3.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $11.9M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Chester County would have about 99, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,994 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 77 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #71 of 1,177 scored counties.
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