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Roofing and gutter companies in Linn County, IA
The roofing and gutter companies in Linn County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #954 of 1,177 scored counties
#10 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 75
- 8 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $267.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Linn County is 33 (lower middle), #954 of 1,177 scored counties and #10 of 22 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 roofing and gutter companies in Linn County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 11%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Linn County comes to about $267.4M a year: $2,797 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 58% 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 Linn County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 5,311 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Linn County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $6.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,311 | 4,553 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,797 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 758 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents 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 Linn 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters33
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning29
- Pest control47
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Linn County, IA?
There are 75 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Linn County as of September 2026. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $267.4M a year, or $2,797 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Linn County has 7.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $3.6M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Linn County would have about 32, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,311 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 33 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #954 of 1,177 scored counties.
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