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Roofing and gutter companies in Laurel County, KY

How Laurel County, KY 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #965 of 1,177 scored counties
#20 of 27 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,463 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,746
+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

Laurel County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #965 of 1,177 scored counties and #20 of 27 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 roofing and gutter companies in Laurel County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $2,463 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Laurel County spend about $59.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.9M per company, 42% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Laurel County in 2023. That is one for every 5,999 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Laurel County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Laurel 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 Laurel County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLaurel CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.33.6
Spending per listing$4.9M$8.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,9997,1165,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,463$2,674$3,018
Median household income$57,771$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Laurel 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 Laurel County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,746+1.6% since 2020
Households
23,996
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,501
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,658
Daytime population
68,298Residents 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 Laurel 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
20Laurel County, KY32125.0$4.9M+1.6%#965 of 1,177

Other business types in Laurel County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $59.1M a year, or $2,463 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Laurel County has 5.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $4.9M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Laurel County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,999 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County scores 32 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #965 of 1,177 scored counties.

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