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Roofing and gutter companies in Cerro Gordo County, IA
How Cerro Gordo County, IA 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 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,142 of 1,177 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,604 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,372
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Cerro Gordo County is 15 (low), #1,142 of 1,177 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,604 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Cerro Gordo County spend about $50.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 10 roofing and gutter companies, that is $5.1M per company, 40% 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 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Cerro Gordo County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Cerro Gordo County in 2023. That is one for every 1,776 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cerro Gordo County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cerro Gordo County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $6.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,776 | 4,553 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,604 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,189 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,372−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,538
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,087
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,381
- Daytime population
- 45,188Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Cerro Gordo County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 75 | 14 | 3.3 | $10M | +17.8% | #94 of 1,177 |
| 2Story County, IA | 68 | 11 | 2.8 | $9.5M | +2.7% | #186 of 1,177 |
| 3Pottawattamie County, IA | 66 | 7 | 1.9 | $14.2M | −0.7% | #221 of 1,177 |
| 4Johnson County, IA | 60 | 19 | 3.0 | $9.3M | +4.6% | #364 of 1,177 |
| 5Warren County, IA | 47 | 10 | 4.8 | $6.1M | +9.0% | #663 of 1,177 |
| 6Dubuque County, IA | 45 | 13 | 3.2 | $8.6M | +0.1% | #697 of 1,177 |
| 7Black Hawk County, IA | 45 | 21 | 3.8 | $6.7M | +0.4% | #702 of 1,177 |
| 8Polk County, IA | 35 | 148 | 7.2 | $4M | +4.8% | #916 of 1,177 |
| 9Bremer County, IA | 34 | 5 | 5.1 | $5.4M | +1.1% | #925 of 1,177 |
| 10Linn County, IA | 33 | 75 | 7.8 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #954 of 1,177 |
| 17Cerro Gordo County, IA | 15 | 10 | 5.1 | $5.1M | −1.5% | #1,142 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Cerro Gordo 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 trades20
- HVAC and plumbing28
- Electricians25
- Roofing and gutters15
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control15
- Landscaping and lawn care22
- House cleaning10
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Cerro Gordo County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 roofing and gutter companies in Cerro Gordo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $50.9M a year, or $2,604 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Cerro Gordo County has 5.1 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Cerro Gordo County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,776 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 15 for roofing and gutter companies (low), #1,142 of 1,177 scored counties.
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