Solar Shingle Installation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: fix it yourself, costs & nearby pros
No solar shingle installation is listed in Philadelphia yet. Below: how to handle the most most common solar shingle installation problems yourself, what a pro charges in Pennsylvania, and pros in nearby cities. Philadelphia's ~670,000 households generate an estimated 660 solar shingle installation jobs a year.
Solar shingle installation pros near Philadelphia
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Demand in Philadelphia: 670,000 households, ~660 jobs a year
Philadelphia's 670,000 households generate an estimated 660 solar shingle installation jobs a year. 26 roofer pros are listed on HireLocal — about 3.6 % of the 730 the market can support.
- Households
- ~670,000
- Jobs per year
- ~660
- Pros the market supports
- ~730
- Listed on HireLocal
- 26
| Households | 669,222 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied share | 52 % |
| Jobs per year (solar shingle installation) | 661 |
| Pros the market supports | 726 |
| listed on HireLocal | 26 |
| Coverage | 3.6 % |
| Score | 98 / 100 |
By national ratios Philadelphia supports about 730 full-time roofer pros — a large market with room for niche specialists, emergency-only operators and franchises alike. That is several times the size of a typical United States city we cover. Ownership is split — 52 % owner-occupied — so a typical week mixes homeowners with landlords and property managers who buy in volume. The housing stock is old for the country, which pushes repair and replacement demand above the national average.
26 roofer pros are listed in Philadelphia; 0 of them offer solar shingle installation specifically. Every listed pro covers roughly 22,000 households — plenty of room before this market reads as crowded.
Flat and low-slope roofs dominate the rowhouse stock and suffer from ponding water, membrane failure, and freeze-thaw cracking. Shared roof structures across attached homes complicate repairs, and the brick parapets common in the city require periodic masonry attention.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023); U.S. BLS OEWS; HireLocal listings. Updated . How we calculate →
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