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Roofing and gutter companies in the Merced, CA metro area
How the Merced, CA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 23 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $220.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.4M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,260
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For roofing and gutter companies, the Merced metro area has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #18 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 23 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for roofing and gutter companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 roofing and gutter companies in the Merced metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in the Merced metro area spend about $220.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,562 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.4M per company, 2.2 times 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Merced metro area in 2023. That is one for every 9,562 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Merced metro area grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Merced metro area compares
The same measures for California 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 | Merced metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $18.4M | $15.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,562 | 4,630 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,562 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,510 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Merced 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 Merced metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,260+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,055
- Median age
- 32.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $65,510+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,781
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,775
- Daytime population
- 255,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced, CA | 75 | 12 | 1.4 | $18.4M | +5.1% | #18 of 381 |
| 2Stockton-Lodi, CA | 73 | 50 | 2.0 | $14.9M | +5.5% | #25 of 381 |
| 3Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 71 | 29 | 1.0 | $26.1M | +2.3% | #36 of 381 |
| 4Visalia, CA | 68 | 25 | 1.7 | $15.4M | +2.4% | #51 of 381 |
| 5Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 68 | 949 | 2.1 | $15.1M | −2.6% | #52 of 381 |
| 6San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 67 | 315 | 1.8 | $21M | −2.4% | #56 of 381 |
| 7San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 67 | 144 | 2.1 | $19.4M | −0.6% | #57 of 381 |
| 8San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 66 | 229 | 2.0 | $17M | −0.6% | #68 of 381 |
| 9Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 66 | 324 | 2.2 | $13.4M | +3.5% | #70 of 381 |
| 10Vallejo, CA | 65 | 28 | 1.8 | $17.9M | +0.6% | #73 of 381 |
Other business types in the Merced 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 trades73
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control70
- Landscaping and lawn care68
- House cleaning74
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Merced, CA metro area?
The Merced metro area has 12 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Merced, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $220.4M a year, or $2,562 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $18.4M 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 86,055 households in the Merced metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Merced, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Merced metro area has 1.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $18.4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Merced metro area would have about 26, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,562 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Merced, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Merced metro area at 297,260 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,055 households. The median household income in the Merced metro area is $65,510 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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 Merced metro area scores 75 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #18 of 381 scored metro areas.
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