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Roofing and gutter companies in the Columbus, IN metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the Columbus, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #61 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,781 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,729
+4.3% 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

At $2,781 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Columbus metro area spend about $92.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $9.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% 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 Columbus metro area has 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Columbus metro area in 2023. That is one for every 6,672 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Columbus metro area.

Population estimates show the Columbus metro area grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Columbus metro area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #61 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Columbus metro area compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Columbus, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureColumbus metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.04.33.6
Spending per listing$9.3M$6.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment6,6724,8765,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,781$2,669$3,018
Median household income$79,901$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6728

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
85,729+4.3% since 2020
Households
33,359
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,124
Median home value
$232,800
Jobs located here
52,041
Daytime population
94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Indiana

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

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, IN67103.0$9.3M+4.3%#61 of 381
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN553644.0$7.2M+2.7%#152 of 381
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN511,3533.7$8.2M0.0%#186 of 381
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN462494.5$6.4M+2.9%#228 of 381
2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN444405.2$5.5M+5.4%#243 of 381
3South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI43514.0$6.6M+0.1%#253 of 381
4Kokomo, IN39102.8$8.8M+0.4%#275 of 381
5Michigan City-La Porte, IN35143.2$8.1M−0.9%#303 of 381
6Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN34364.0$6.3M+2.1%#313 of 381
7Bloomington, IN33314.6$5.6M+2.0%#319 of 381

Other business types in the Columbus metro area

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Columbus, IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 roofing and gutter companies in the Columbus metro area. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $92.8M a year, or $2,781 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 33,359 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Columbus metro area has 3.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.3M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,672 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Columbus, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in the Columbus metro area is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. The Columbus metro area scores 67 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #61 of 381 scored metro areas.

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