Erie, PA · Contractors

Contractors in Erie, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 104 residential building contractors in the Erie, PA Metro Area in 2023, employing 359 people with $18.1 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

104

250th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

359

3.5 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$18.1 million

$50,351 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

91%

of businesses, against 91% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.0%

in the number of businesses (102 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Erie.

  • Erie ranks 250th of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.5 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $50,351 per employee a year, against $73,514.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Contractors in Erie

How many residential building contractors are there in Erie?

104 in the Erie, PA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 359 people and paid $18.1 million in annual payroll.

Is the Erie market for contractors growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 102 to 104 (+2.0%).

What does VERA do for contractors in Erie?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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