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Roofing and gutter companies in Orange County, CA

How Orange County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #272 of 1,177 scored counties
#21 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
290
8 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
252
+23.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,492 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,149,507
−1.1% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Orange County comes to about $3.8B a year: $3,492 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $13M of household spending for each company on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

There are 290 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 252 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as roofing contractors, up 23.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,297 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $22.1M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Orange County.

Population estimates show Orange County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Orange County is 64 (upper middle), #272 of 1,177 scored counties and #21 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Orange County 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.

Roofing and gutters in Orange County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.13.6
Spending per listing$13M$15.6M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,2974,6305,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.5%+19.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,492$3,240$3,018
Median household income$116,289$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
204 → 252+23.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,559
Annual payroll, 2023
$183M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2908 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
447The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
22
Amount
$22.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Orange County, 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 Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,149,507−1.1% since 2020
Households
1,082,960
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
793 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,991
Median household income
$116,289+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$156,761
Median home value
$962,600
Jobs located here
1,713,003
Daytime population
3,381,147Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in California, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced County, CA76121.4$18.4M+5.1%#75 of 1,177
2San Francisco County, CA74371.0$37.6M−5.6%#100 of 1,177
3San Joaquin County, CA73502.0$14.9M+5.5%#117 of 1,177
4Yolo County, CA7281.0$29.4M+3.1%#128 of 1,177
5Kern County, CA72291.0$26.1M+2.3%#129 of 1,177
6Marin County, CA72201.9$20.6M−2.9%#130 of 1,177
7Contra Costa County, CA72791.9$19.2M+0.3%#131 of 1,177
8Yuba County, CA7262.1$12.9M+8.2%#133 of 1,177
9Riverside County, CA711742.2$13.6M+5.0%#145 of 1,177
10Santa Clara County, CA701392.1$19.6M−0.9%#154 of 1,177
21Orange County, CA642902.7$13M−1.1%#272 of 1,177

Other business types in Orange County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Orange County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 290 roofing and gutter companies in Orange County. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 252 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 23.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Orange County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $3.8B a year, or $3,492 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 290 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 1,082,960 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, CA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Orange County has 2.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $13M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Orange County would have about 447, against 290 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,297 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 3,149,507 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,082,960 households. Median household income in Orange County is $116,289, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Orange County scores 64 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #272 of 1,177 scored counties.

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