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Roofing and gutter companies in the Reading, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Reading, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #71 of 381 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 52
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $508.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,116 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Reading metro area spend about $508.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,116 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
The Reading metro area has 52 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Reading metro area classed as roofing contractors, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,441 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Reading metro area grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For roofing and gutter companies, the Reading metro area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #71 of 381 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Reading 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 | Reading metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.8M | $9.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,441 | 6,022 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +17.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,116 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 285
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Reading 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 Reading metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Reading metro area marked.
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 |
Other business types in the Reading 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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters66
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care29
- House cleaning57
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Reading, PA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 roofing and gutter companies in the Reading metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Reading, PA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $508.7M a year, or $3,116 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 163,236 households in the Reading metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reading, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Reading metro area has 3.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Reading metro area would have about 60, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,441 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Reading, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reading metro area at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in the Reading metro area is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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 Reading metro area scores 66 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #71 of 381 scored metro areas.
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