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Roofing and gutter companies in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #56 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 23 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
315
9 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
354
+7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.6B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,798 a household
Spending per listing
$21M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,630,041
−2.4% 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 the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area comes to about $6.6B a year: $3,798 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $21M per company, 2.5 times 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 315 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 354 businesses with payroll in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area classed as roofing contractors, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,927 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area is 67 (upper middle), #56 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 23 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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.

Roofing and gutters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.13.6
Spending per listing$21M$15.6M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,9274,6305,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.9%+19.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,798$3,240$3,018
Median household income$136,027$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
354+7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,149
Annual payroll, 2023
$256.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3159 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
783The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$8.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,630,041−2.4% since 2020
Households
1,744,070
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,881
Median household income
$136,027+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$194,370
Median home value
$1,140,700
Jobs located here
2,497,939
Daytime population
4,885,603Residents 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 metro areas in California for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in California, with the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA75121.4$18.4M+5.1%#18 of 381
2Stockton-Lodi, CA73502.0$14.9M+5.5%#25 of 381
3Bakersfield-Delano, CA71291.0$26.1M+2.3%#36 of 381
4Visalia, CA68251.7$15.4M+2.4%#51 of 381
5Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA689492.1$15.1M−2.6%#52 of 381
6San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA673151.8$21M−2.4%#56 of 381
7San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA671442.1$19.4M−0.6%#57 of 381
8San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA662292.0$17M−0.6%#68 of 381
9Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA663242.2$13.4M+3.5%#70 of 381
10Vallejo, CA65281.8$17.9M+0.6%#73 of 381

Other business types in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 315 roofing and gutter companies in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area. 9 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 354 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $6.6B a year, or $3,798 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 315 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $21M 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 1,744,070 households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area has 1.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $21M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area would have about 783, against 315 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,927 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area at 4,630,041 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,744,070 households. Median household income in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area is $136,027, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area scores 67 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #56 of 381 scored metro areas.

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