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Roofing and gutter companies in Jefferson County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in Jefferson County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #686 of 1,177 scored counties
#13 of 27 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
157
11 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
59
+11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$938.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,830 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
795,222
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,830 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $938.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $6M per company, 29% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

Jefferson County has 157 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as roofing contractors, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,620 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Jefferson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #686 of 1,177 scored counties and #13 of 27 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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.

Roofing and gutters in Jefferson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.73.33.6
Spending per listing$6M$8.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,6207,1165,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.3%+29.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,830$2,674$3,018
Median household income$69,866$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4650

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 59+11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
679
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
795,222+1.6% since 2020
Households
331,554
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,056
Median household income
$69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,869
Median home value
$248,400
Jobs located here
503,996
Daytime population
914,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, KY76132.6$12.8M+6.5%#79 of 1,177
2Oldham County, KY6893.9$9.5M+4.9%#187 of 1,177
3Scott County, KY6783.5$8.6M+8.2%#212 of 1,177
4Hardin County, KY66143.1$8.8M+2.4%#230 of 1,177
5Bullitt County, KY65113.5$8.5M+5.0%#258 of 1,177
6Nelson County, KY6452.6$10.4M+4.8%#277 of 1,177
7Kenton County, KY62314.6$6.6M+3.9%#334 of 1,177
8Campbell County, KY58123.1$9.8M+2.5%#404 of 1,177
9Warren County, KY56234.1$6.5M+10.6%#455 of 1,177
10Shelby County, KY5373.8$7.8M+6.2%#529 of 1,177
13Jefferson County, KY461574.7$6M+1.6%#686 of 1,177

Other business types in Jefferson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Jefferson County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 157 roofing and gutter companies in Jefferson County. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $938.4M a year, or $2,830 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Jefferson County has 4.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 111, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,620 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 46 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #686 of 1,177 scored counties.

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