
Published 2026-10-18
IT Companies in Pennsylvania: What the Listings Show
A data snapshot of 1,344 published IT service providers headquartered in Pennsylvania, covering ratings, size, and top cities.
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Browse providers in Pennsylvania ▸| Measure | Pennsylvania | United States | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed providers | 1,354 | 44,221 | 3.1% of US |
| Median staff | 9 | 9 | Even |
| Have a Google rating | 54.4% | 44.8% | Above |
| # | City | Providers | Count | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Philadelphia | 123 | 9.1% | |
| 02 | Pittsburgh | 123 | 9.1% | |
| 03 | Lancaster | 46 | 3.4% | |
| 04 | Allentown | 38 | 2.8% | |
| 05 | Harrisburg | 31 | 2.3% | |
| 06 | York | 31 | 2.3% | |
| 07 | West Chester | 27 | 2% | |
| 08 | Exton | 26 | 1.9% |
Pennsylvania is home to 1,344 published IT service providers in the current directory dataset, out of 44,221 firms listed nationwide across all 50 states. This gives Pennsylvania a meaningful share of the national total and places it among the states with a substantial IT services presence, though the national top states by volume are CA, TX, FL, NY, and VA.
Ratings Coverage
Of the 1,344 Pennsylvania firms in the dataset, 724 have an associated Google rating on file. That is roughly half of the state's published total showing a rating, compared to 19,795 out of 44,221 nationally. The median rating among Pennsylvania firms with a rating is 5.00, matching the national median rating of 5.00. This suggests that where ratings exist, Pennsylvania providers are rated similarly to the broader national pool of IT service providers.
Firm Size
The median employee count for Pennsylvania IT service providers is 9.0, identical to the national median employee count of 9.0. This indicates that the typical Pennsylvania-headquartered firm in the dataset is similar in size to the typical firm nationwide, pointing toward a landscape dominated by small and mid-sized service providers rather than large enterprises.
Geographic Distribution Within the State
Among Pennsylvania cities represented in the dataset, the top cities by listing presence are Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Allentown, and York. These five cities represent the primary metro-level concentrations of IT service providers within the state, spanning both the western and eastern parts of Pennsylvania as well as smaller metro areas in between. This spread reflects a distribution of IT service activity across multiple regional hubs rather than a single dominant metro.
National Context
At the national level, the directory tracks 44,221 published IT service providers across all 50 states and 776 metros covered. Pricing information is available for a comparatively small subset nationally, with 346 firms showing pricing data out of the full national total. Pennsylvania's 1,344 listings sit within this broader national dataset, which also recorded 26,433 signals over the most recent 30-day period across all tracked firms.
What the Numbers Indicate
Taken together, the data shows that Pennsylvania's IT service provider base, as reflected in current listings, mirrors national patterns in two key respects: typical firm size and typical customer rating, where data is available. The median employee count of 9.0 for Pennsylvania aligns exactly with the national median of 9.0, and the median rating of 5.00 for rated Pennsylvania firms matches the national median rating of 5.00. Where Pennsylvania's profile diverges is in the geographic concentration of listings, which spread across five named cities led by Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, with additional presence in Lancaster, Allentown, and York.
The gap between total published firms and those with a Google rating is also notable at the state level. With 724 of 1,344 Pennsylvania firms showing a rating, a substantial portion of the state's listings currently lack rating data, a pattern consistent with the national figure of 19,795 rated firms out of 44,221 total. This indicates that rating coverage, rather than being specific to Pennsylvania, reflects a broader characteristic of how the dataset currently captures reputation signals across the IT services directory as a whole.
No pricing-specific figures are available at the Pennsylvania state level in this dataset, so that dimension is not broken out further here. The current snapshot is limited to published counts, rating coverage, median ratings, median employee size, and top city distribution for the state.
How each number was measured (9)
- Top States
- CA, TX, FL, NY, VA
- Signals 30d
- 26,433
- With Pricing
- 346
- Median Rating
- 5.00
- Metros Covered
- 776
- States Covered
- 50
- Published Total
- 44,221
- Median Employees
- 9
- With Google Rating
- 19,795
Cite this
MSP Signal, "IT Companies in Pennsylvania: What the Listings Show", measured 2026-10-18. https://mspsignal.com/msp-trends/it-companies-in-pennsylvania-listings
