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Roofing and gutter companies in the Ottawa, IL area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Ottawa, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #51 of 288 scored small-town markets
#1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,623 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.8M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,902
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ottawa area spend about $162.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,623 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
The Ottawa area has 15 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 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Ottawa area classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 8,838 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Ottawa area.
Population estimates show the Ottawa area declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Ottawa area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #51 of 288 scored small-town markets and #1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Ottawa area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Ottawa area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.8M | $7.9M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,838 | 4,909 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,623 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,230 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Ottawa 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 Ottawa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,902−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,866
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,164 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $72,230+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,689
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,301
- Daytime population
- 131,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Ottawa area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, IL | 67 | 15 | 2.4 | $10.8M | −1.6% | #51 of 288 |
| 2Quincy, IL-MO | 51 | 8 | 2.6 | $9.7M | −2.0% | #136 of 288 |
| 3Marion-Herrin, IL | 47 | 11 | 3.8 | $6.7M | +0.2% | #162 of 288 |
| 4Pontiac, IL | 45 | 5 | 3.4 | $7.7M | −2.1% | #175 of 288 |
| 5Sterling, IL | 35 | 8 | 3.5 | $7.3M | −2.6% | #226 of 288 |
| 6Mount Vernon, IL | 33 | 5 | 3.4 | $7.3M | −2.3% | #233 of 288 |
| 7Effingham, IL | 32 | 10 | 5.5 | $4.9M | −0.9% | #242 of 288 |
| 8Galesburg, IL | 25 | 7 | 3.3 | $7M | −4.1% | #271 of 288 |
| 9Lincoln, IL | 23 | 5 | 4.4 | $5.7M | −2.5% | #274 of 288 |
| 10Freeport, IL | 23 | 10 | 5.2 | $4.8M | −3.0% | #276 of 288 |
Other business types in the Ottawa 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 trades58
- HVAC and plumbing62
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care30
- House cleaning65
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Ottawa, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 roofing and gutter companies in the Ottawa area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Ottawa, IL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $162.3M a year, or $2,623 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $10.8M 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 61,866 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ottawa, IL area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Ottawa area has 2.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $10.8M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,838 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ottawa, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 145,902 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,866 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $72,230, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ottawa area scores 67 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #51 of 288 scored small-town markets.
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