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Roofing and gutter companies in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 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 #173 of 381 scored metro areas
#20 of 23 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +34.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $482M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.8M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,065
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 roofing and gutter companies in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $3,222 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area spend about $482M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.8M per company, 39% 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area was 51 in 2023, up 34.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,933 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $643K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area is 52 (upper middle), #173 of 381 scored metro areas and #20 of 23 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.8M | $15.6M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,933 | 4,630 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.2% | +19.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,222 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $98,161 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51+34.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $643K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,065−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 149,608
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $98,161+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,895
- Median home value
- $790,700
- Jobs located here
- 193,212
- Daytime population
- 452,081Residents 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 |
| 20Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 52 | 41 | 2.7 | $11.8M | −1.4% | #173 of 381 |
Other business types in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians33
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning41
- Pest control46
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area?
The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area has 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 34.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $482M a year, or $3,222 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $11.8M 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 149,608 households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area has 2.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $11.8M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area would have about 57, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,933 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area at 442,065 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 149,608 households. The median household income in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area is $98,161 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area scores 52 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #173 of 381 scored metro areas.
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