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Roofing and gutter companies in Lake County, IN
How Lake County, IN 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #526 of 1,177 scored counties
#9 of 50 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 64
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $517.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,652 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lake County spend about $517.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,652 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% 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 64 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Lake County was 32 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,098 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lake County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #526 of 1,177 scored counties and #9 of 50 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $6.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,098 | 4,876 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +29.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,652 | $2,669 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 32+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 643 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IN | 75 | 13 | 4.5 | $7.5M | +13.5% | #99 of 1,177 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 69 | 12 | 3.6 | $8.4M | +13.5% | #179 of 1,177 |
| 3Bartholomew County, IN | 68 | 10 | 3.0 | $9.3M | +4.3% | #189 of 1,177 |
| 4Warrick County, IN | 65 | 6 | 2.4 | $12.4M | +4.4% | #242 of 1,177 |
| 5Hendricks County, IN | 65 | 30 | 4.5 | $7M | +10.2% | #264 of 1,177 |
| 6Madison County, IN | 63 | 14 | 2.6 | $9.4M | +3.8% | #306 of 1,177 |
| 7Hamilton County, IN | 62 | 82 | 6.0 | $6M | +10.9% | #336 of 1,177 |
| 8Wayne County, IN | 55 | 6 | 2.2 | $10.6M | −0.5% | #464 of 1,177 |
| 9Lake County, IN | 53 | 64 | 3.3 | $8.1M | +1.1% | #526 of 1,177 |
| 10Porter County, IN | 50 | 36 | 5.2 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #609 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Lake County
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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control54
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning64
- Pest control63
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Lake County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 roofing and gutter companies in Lake County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $517.4M a year, or $2,652 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Lake County has 3.3 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $8.1M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 61, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,098 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 53 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #526 of 1,177 scored counties.
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