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Roofing and gutter companies in San Luis Obispo County, CA
How San Luis Obispo 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #315 of 1,177 scored counties
#22 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $344.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.1M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in San Luis Obispo County comes to about $344.1M a year: $3,143 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $19.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
San Luis Obispo County has 18 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in San Luis Obispo County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,422 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in San Luis Obispo County.
Population estimates show San Luis Obispo County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Luis Obispo County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #315 of 1,177 scored counties and #22 of 42 scored counties in California.
How San Luis Obispo 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.
| Measure | San Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $19.1M | $15.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,422 | 4,630 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +19.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,143 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 32−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced County, CA | 76 | 12 | 1.4 | $18.4M | +5.1% | #75 of 1,177 |
| 2San Francisco County, CA | 74 | 37 | 1.0 | $37.6M | −5.6% | #100 of 1,177 |
| 3San Joaquin County, CA | 73 | 50 | 2.0 | $14.9M | +5.5% | #117 of 1,177 |
| 4Yolo County, CA | 72 | 8 | 1.0 | $29.4M | +3.1% | #128 of 1,177 |
| 5Kern County, CA | 72 | 29 | 1.0 | $26.1M | +2.3% | #129 of 1,177 |
| 6Marin County, CA | 72 | 20 | 1.9 | $20.6M | −2.9% | #130 of 1,177 |
| 7Contra Costa County, CA | 72 | 79 | 1.9 | $19.2M | +0.3% | #131 of 1,177 |
| 8Yuba County, CA | 72 | 6 | 2.1 | $12.9M | +8.2% | #133 of 1,177 |
| 9Riverside County, CA | 71 | 174 | 2.2 | $13.6M | +5.0% | #145 of 1,177 |
| 10Santa Clara County, CA | 70 | 139 | 2.1 | $19.6M | −0.9% | #154 of 1,177 |
| 22San Luis Obispo County, CA | 62 | 18 | 1.6 | $19.1M | 0.0% | #315 of 1,177 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo County
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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning39
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 roofing and gutter companies in San Luis Obispo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $344.1M a year, or $3,143 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $19.1M 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 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
San Luis Obispo County has 1.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $19.1M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, San Luis Obispo County would have about 41, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,422 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. San Luis Obispo County scores 62 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #315 of 1,177 scored counties.
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