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Roofing and gutter companies in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #176 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
30
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$277.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,624 a household
Spending per listing
$9.2M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,850
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 roofing and gutter companies in the Tuscaloosa metro area. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Tuscaloosa metro area comes to about $277.3M a year: $2,624 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 9% above 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 Tuscaloosa metro area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 5,284 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Tuscaloosa metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Tuscaloosa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #176 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Tuscaloosa 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.

Roofing and gutters in Tuscaloosa, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureTuscaloosa metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.63.6
Spending per listing$9.2M$7.4M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,2846,5485,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.3%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,624$2,699$3,018
Median household income$61,517$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
302 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
281,850+2.9% since 2020
Households
105,683
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$61,517+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,019
Median home value
$230,700
Jobs located here
106,684
Daytime population
281,020Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Alabama

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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 Tuscaloosa metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Auburn-Opelika, AL73212.7$9.7M+7.1%#31 of 381
2Huntsville, AL64954.6$6.7M+12.5%#86 of 381
3Gadsden, AL6182.0$12.1M+0.4%#103 of 381
4Tuscaloosa, AL52302.8$9.2M+2.9%#176 of 381
5Birmingham, AL521884.0$7.1M+1.4%#180 of 381
6Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL51233.6$7.2M+3.5%#188 of 381
7Montgomery, AL50493.2$8.3M+0.9%#194 of 381
Columbus, GA-AL48413.2$8.1M−1.3%#209 of 381
8Dothan, AL46213.4$7.4M+3.4%#223 of 381
9Decatur, AL44243.8$7.1M+2.5%#240 of 381

Other business types in the Tuscaloosa metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area?

There are 30 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Tuscaloosa metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $277.3M a year, or $2,624 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 105,683 households in the Tuscaloosa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Tuscaloosa metro area has 2.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Tuscaloosa metro area would have about 33, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,284 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tuscaloosa metro area at 281,850 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,683 households. The median household income in the Tuscaloosa metro area is $61,517 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.0% 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 Tuscaloosa metro area scores 52 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #176 of 381 scored metro areas.

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