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Roofing and gutter companies in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #109 of 381 scored metro areas
#11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 73
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $667.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 574,418
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area spend about $667.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,849 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per company, 8% 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 73 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area classed as roofing contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,692 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #109 of 381 scored metro areas and #11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.1M | $9.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,692 | 6,022 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +17.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,849 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 350.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 734 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 574,418+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 234,230
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $65,158+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,979
- Median home value
- $187,200
- Jobs located here
- 252,886
- Daytime population
- 571,216Residents 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 |
| 11Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 61 | 73 | 3.1 | $9.1M | +1.4% | #109 of 381 |
Other business types in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning46
- Pest control56
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 roofing and gutter companies in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $667.4M a year, or $2,849 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 234,230 households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 3.1 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area would have about 79, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,692 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area at 574,418 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 234,230 households. Median household income in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area is $65,158, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 61 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #109 of 381 scored metro areas.
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