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Roofing and gutter companies in Dubuque County, IA
The roofing and gutter companies in Dubuque County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #697 of 1,177 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 roofing and gutter companies in Dubuque County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Dubuque County spend about $111.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,729 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.6M per company, 2% above 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Dubuque County in 2023. That is one for every 3,726 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dubuque County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For roofing and gutter companies, Dubuque County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #697 of 1,177 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in Iowa.
How Dubuque 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 | Dubuque County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $6.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,726 | 4,553 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,729 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Dubuque 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians53
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care28
- House cleaning48
- Pest control38
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Dubuque County, IA?
Dubuque County has 13 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $111.9M a year, or $2,729 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Dubuque County has 3.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $8.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,726 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Dubuque County scores 45 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #697 of 1,177 scored counties.
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