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Roofing and gutter companies in Sussex County, DE

How Sussex County, DE 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 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #86 of 1,177 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware

Listings
41
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$321.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,020 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,140
+16.1% 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

For roofing and gutter companies, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #86 of 1,177 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for roofing and gutter companies.

Households in Sussex County spend about $321.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,020 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.8M per company, 7% below 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 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Sussex County in 2023. That is one for every 8,188 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sussex County grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sussex County compares

The same measures for Delaware 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 Sussex County, DE compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureSussex CountyDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.83.6
Spending per listing$7.8M$8.1M$8.5M
Households per official establishment8,1886,0015,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.1%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,020$3,089$3,018
Median household income$81,497$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score7664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County

Population, 2025 estimate
277,140+16.1% since 2020
Households
106,441
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
936 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,287
Median home value
$382,600
Jobs located here
85,870
Daytime population
239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Delaware

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

Top counties in Delaware

Counties in Delaware ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, DE76413.9$7.8M+16.1%#86 of 1,177
2Kent County, DE65223.1$9.2M+6.8%#255 of 1,177
3New Castle County, DE65914.1$7.9M+3.0%#259 of 1,177

Other business types in Sussex County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Sussex County, DE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 roofing and gutter companies in Sussex County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $321.5M a year, or $3,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sussex County has 3.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Sussex County would have about 38, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,188 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?

Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 76 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #86 of 1,177 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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