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Roofing and gutter companies in the Decatur, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Decatur, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #240 of 381 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $170.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 roofing and gutter companies in the Decatur metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $2,727 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Decatur metro area spend about $170.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.1M per company, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Decatur metro area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,821 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Decatur metro area grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Decatur metro area is 44 (lower middle), #240 of 381 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Decatur 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 | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $7.4M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,821 | 6,548 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.3% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,727 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Decatur 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 Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Decatur metro area marked.
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 Decatur 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 trades33
- HVAC and plumbing25
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters44
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control71
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning78
- Pest control34
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
The Decatur metro area has 24 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $170.9M a year, or $2,727 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Decatur metro area has 3.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Decatur metro area would have about 20, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,821 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
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 Decatur metro area scores 44 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #240 of 381 scored metro areas.
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