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Roofing and gutter companies in the Rockford, IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Rockford, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #381 of 381 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
96
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
56
+43.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$351.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,594 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
97% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
337,242
−0.3% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Rockford metro area is 10 (low), #381 of 381 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 roofing and gutter companies in the Rockford metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Rockford metro area comes to about $351.4M a year: $2,594 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 96 roofing and gutter companies, that is $3.7M per company, 57% below 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 Rockford metro area was 56 in 2023, up 43.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,419 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Rockford metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Rockford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Rockford metro 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.

Roofing and gutters in Rockford, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRockford metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.13.73.6
Spending per listing$3.7M$7.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment2,4194,9095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+43.6%+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,594$2,919$3,018
Median household income$68,033$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56+43.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
961 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$5.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Rockford 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 Rockford metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
337,242−0.3% since 2020
Households
135,474
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
794 sq. mi.
People per square mile
424
Median household income
$68,033+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,321
Median home value
$171,300
Jobs located here
135,218
Daytime population
319,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rockford metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bloomington, IL54284.0$7M+0.1%#161 of 381
2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN511,3533.7$8.2M0.0%#186 of 381
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL50123.1$8M+1.7%#195 of 381
3Decatur, IL47102.3$10.9M−4.3%#212 of 381
St. Louis, MO-IL395154.4$6.4M−0.2%#278 of 381
4Champaign-Urbana, IL38383.9$6.7M+1.5%#282 of 381
5Kankakee, IL37174.1$6.4M−1.7%#291 of 381
6Peoria, IL37654.2$6.4M−1.3%#292 of 381
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL27754.6$5.8M−0.9%#355 of 381
7Springfield, IL26404.4$6.1M−1.2%#359 of 381
8Rockford, IL10967.1$3.7M−0.3%#381 of 381

Other business types in the Rockford metro area

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Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Rockford, IL metro area?

There are 96 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Rockford metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 43.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Rockford, IL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $351.4M a year, or $2,594 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 135,474 households in the Rockford metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rockford, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Rockford metro area has 7.1 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $3.7M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Rockford metro area would have about 42, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,419 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rockford, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rockford metro area at 337,242 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 135,474 households. The median household income in the Rockford metro area is $68,033 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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 Rockford metro area scores 10 for roofing and gutter companies (low), #381 of 381 scored metro areas.

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