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Roofing and gutter companies in the Erie, PA metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the Erie, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #128 of 381 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$312.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,824 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
265,832
−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 32 roofing and gutter companies in the Erie metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Erie metro area spend about $312.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,824 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Erie metro area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 6,912 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $586K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Erie metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Erie metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Erie metro area is 58 (upper middle), #128 of 381 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.

How the Erie 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.

Roofing and gutters in Erie, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureErie metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.33.6
Spending per listing$9.8M$9.6M$8.5M
Households per official establishment6,9126,0225,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,824$3,158$3,018
Median household income$63,354$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$586K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Erie 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 Erie metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
265,832−1.8% since 2020
Households
110,587
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
337
Median household income
$63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,573
Median home value
$177,000
Jobs located here
120,819
Daytime population
270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Erie metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA85652.6$12M+4.2%#4 of 381
2Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ781033.0$10.7M+3.0%#12 of 381
3Chambersburg, PA74193.0$10.3M+3.0%#22 of 381
4Lebanon, PA73173.0$10.2M+2.2%#29 of 381
5State College, PA70183.1$10.1M−0.4%#43 of 381
6Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD688543.5$9.9M+1.4%#54 of 381
7Pittsburgh, PA673062.9$10.8M−1.3%#59 of 381
8York-Hanover, PA67794.4$7.3M+3.6%#66 of 381
9Reading, PA66523.2$9.8M+2.7%#71 of 381
10Johnstown, PA61142.5$10.8M−3.2%#106 of 381
13Erie, PA58322.9$9.8M−1.8%#128 of 381

Other business types in the Erie metro area

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Erie, PA metro area?

The Erie metro area has 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Erie, PA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $312.3M a year, or $2,824 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 110,587 households in the Erie metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Erie, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Erie metro area has 2.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Erie metro area would have about 37, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,912 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Erie, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Erie metro area at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in the Erie metro area is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 Erie metro area scores 58 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #128 of 381 scored metro areas.

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