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Roofing and gutter companies in Polk County, IA
How Polk 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #916 of 1,177 scored counties
#8 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 148
- 12 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $595.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Polk County is 35 (lower middle), #916 of 1,177 scored counties and #8 of 22 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 148 roofing and gutter companies in Polk County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $2,900 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $595.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 52% 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 Polk County was 63 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,260 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Polk County. Population estimates show Polk County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $6.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,260 | 4,553 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +16.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,900 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 63+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 578
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents 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 Polk 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters35
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning45
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Polk County, IA?
There are 148 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 12 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $595.5M a year, or $2,900 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Polk County has 7.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $4M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 70, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,260 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Polk County scores 35 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #916 of 1,177 scored counties.
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