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Roofing and gutter companies in Elkhart County, IN

The roofing and gutter companies in Elkhart County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,022 of 1,177 scored counties
#36 of 50 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
32
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$188.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,601 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,774
+0.9% 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

Elkhart County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #1,022 of 1,177 scored counties and #36 of 50 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 roofing and gutter companies in Elkhart County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $2,601 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Elkhart County spend about $188.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% 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 Elkhart County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 3,013 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Elkhart County. Population estimates show Elkhart County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Elkhart County 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 Elkhart County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureElkhart CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.33.6
Spending per listing$5.9M$6.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment3,0134,8765,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,601$2,669$3,018
Median household income$68,561$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2828

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 24
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,774+0.9% since 2020
Households
72,309
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
463 sq. mi.
People per square mile
447
Median household income
$68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,471
Median home value
$210,400
Jobs located here
133,676
Daytime population
244,683Residents 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 counties in Indiana for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Elkhart County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN75134.5$7.5M+13.5%#99 of 1,177
2Hancock County, IN69123.6$8.4M+13.5%#179 of 1,177
3Bartholomew County, IN68103.0$9.3M+4.3%#189 of 1,177
4Warrick County, IN6562.4$12.4M+4.4%#242 of 1,177
5Hendricks County, IN65304.5$7M+10.2%#264 of 1,177
6Madison County, IN63142.6$9.4M+3.8%#306 of 1,177
7Hamilton County, IN62826.0$6M+10.9%#336 of 1,177
8Wayne County, IN5562.2$10.6M−0.5%#464 of 1,177
9Lake County, IN53643.3$8.1M+1.1%#526 of 1,177
10Porter County, IN50365.2$5.5M+1.6%#609 of 1,177
36Elkhart County, IN28324.4$5.9M+0.9%#1,022 of 1,177

Other business types in Elkhart County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Elkhart County, IN?

Elkhart County has 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $188.1M a year, or $2,601 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elkhart County has 4.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5.9M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 22, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,013 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 28 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #1,022 of 1,177 scored counties.

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