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Roofing and gutter companies in Lancaster County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in Lancaster County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #928 of 1,177 scored counties
#43 of 48 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
138
2 chain locations (1%)
Official establishments
94
+36.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$696M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,271 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
563,159
+1.9% 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

For roofing and gutter companies, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #928 of 1,177 scored counties and #43 of 48 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,271 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Lancaster County spend about $696M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

Lancaster County has 138 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 1%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Lancaster County was 94 in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,263 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Lancaster County. Population estimates show Lancaster County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lancaster 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.

Roofing and gutters in Lancaster County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.53.33.6
Spending per listing$5M$9.6M$8.5M
Households per official establishment2,2636,0225,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.2%+17.3%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,271$3,158$3,018
Median household income$86,959$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 94+36.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
702
Annual payroll, 2023
$47M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1382 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Population, 2025 estimate
563,159+1.9% since 2020
Households
212,748
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
944 sq. mi.
People per square mile
591
Median household income
$86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,346
Median home value
$301,100
Jobs located here
258,003
Daytime population
553,680Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Lancaster County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA88302.8$11.8M+6.5%#5 of 1,177
2Pike County, PA8562.5$12.9M+7.2%#23 of 1,177
3Butler County, PA83162.0$16.8M+3.2%#31 of 1,177
4Northampton County, PA83352.9$11.6M+3.7%#34 of 1,177
5Dauphin County, PA81272.2$13.8M+2.3%#46 of 1,177
6Chester County, PA77703.4$11.9M+4.2%#71 of 1,177
7Franklin County, PA74193.0$10.3M+3.0%#106 of 1,177
8Lebanon County, PA74173.0$10.2M+2.2%#107 of 1,177
9Carbon County, PA7351.8$15.6M+1.7%#116 of 1,177
10Delaware County, PA73713.3$10.6M+0.8%#120 of 1,177
43Lancaster County, PA341386.5$5M+1.9%#928 of 1,177

Other business types in Lancaster County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Lancaster County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 roofing and gutter companies in Lancaster County. 2 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019.

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

About $696M a year, or $3,271 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lancaster County, PA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Lancaster County has 6.5 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 82, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,263 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 34 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #928 of 1,177 scored counties.

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