Philadelphia, PA · Roofers
Roofers in Philadelphia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 422 roofing contractors in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,374 people with $267.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
422
10th most of 379 US metro areas
3,374
8.0 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$267.3 million
$79,210 per employee
82%
of businesses, against 79% across all metros
+2.4%
in the number of businesses (412 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for roofing contractors, 10th of 379.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 8.0 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $79,210 per employee a year, against $71,149.
- The market grew: 10 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps roofers in Philadelphia.
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Questions
Roofers in Philadelphia
How many roofing contractors are there in Philadelphia?
422 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,374 people and paid $267.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Philadelphia market for roofers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 412 to 422 (+2.4%).
What does VERA do for roofers in Philadelphia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Philadelphia business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Roofers in other markets
Other Philadelphia markets
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 roofing contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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