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Roofing and gutter companies in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #31 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $203.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,658 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,013
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Auburn-Opelika metro area scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #31 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for roofing and gutter companies.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Auburn-Opelika metro area comes to about $203.8M a year: $2,658 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.7M per company, 15% 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 Auburn-Opelika metro area has 21 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Auburn-Opelika metro area in 2023. That is one for every 19,168 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $383K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Auburn-Opelika metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Auburn-Opelika metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Auburn-Opelika metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Auburn-Opelika metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $7.4M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,168 | 6,548 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,658 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $63,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $216K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $383K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Auburn-Opelika 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 Auburn-Opelika metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,013+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,673
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $63,649
- Average household income
- $87,657
- Median home value
- $247,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,655
- Daytime population
- 195,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn-Opelika, AL | 73 | 21 | 2.7 | $9.7M | +7.1% | #31 of 381 |
| 2Huntsville, AL | 64 | 95 | 4.6 | $6.7M | +12.5% | #86 of 381 |
| 3Gadsden, AL | 61 | 8 | 2.0 | $12.1M | +0.4% | #103 of 381 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 52 | 30 | 2.8 | $9.2M | +2.9% | #176 of 381 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 52 | 188 | 4.0 | $7.1M | +1.4% | #180 of 381 |
| 6Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 51 | 23 | 3.6 | $7.2M | +3.5% | #188 of 381 |
| 7Montgomery, AL | 50 | 49 | 3.2 | $8.3M | +0.9% | #194 of 381 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 48 | 41 | 3.2 | $8.1M | −1.3% | #209 of 381 |
| 8Dothan, AL | 46 | 21 | 3.4 | $7.4M | +3.4% | #223 of 381 |
| 9Decatur, AL | 44 | 24 | 3.8 | $7.1M | +2.5% | #240 of 381 |
Other business types in the Auburn-Opelika 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing44
- Electricians75
- Roofing and gutters73
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care56
- House cleaning75
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 roofing and gutter companies in the Auburn-Opelika metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $203.8M a year, or $2,658 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 76,673 households in the Auburn-Opelika metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Auburn-Opelika metro area has 2.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Auburn-Opelika metro area would have about 24, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,168 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Auburn-Opelika metro area at 208,013 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,673 households. Median household income in the Auburn-Opelika metro area is $63,649, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Auburn-Opelika metro area scores 73 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #31 of 381 scored metro areas.
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