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Roofing and gutter companies in the Lafayette, LA metro area
How the Lafayette, LA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #263 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 75
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $434.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 roofing and gutter companies in the Lafayette metro area. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $2,643 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $434.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 32% 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 the Lafayette metro area was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 6,322 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $745K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Lafayette metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lafayette metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #263 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Lafayette metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $7.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,322 | 6,759 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.9% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,643 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 753 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $745K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Lafayette metro area, 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 the Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 59 | 11 | 2.1 | $12.1M | +5.8% | #123 of 381 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 56 | 22 | 2.8 | $9.6M | −3.5% | #138 of 381 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 55 | 53 | 5.0 | $6.1M | +5.3% | #154 of 381 |
| 4Lake Charles, LA | 44 | 31 | 3.4 | $8.1M | −3.8% | #236 of 381 |
| 5New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 44 | 153 | 3.8 | $7.1M | −3.4% | #241 of 381 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 42 | 75 | 4.6 | $5.8M | +3.8% | #263 of 381 |
| 7Baton Rouge, LA | 37 | 162 | 4.9 | $5.8M | +2.1% | #294 of 381 |
| 8Alexandria, LA | 34 | 17 | 3.0 | $8.5M | −2.5% | #309 of 381 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 30 | 59 | 3.8 | $6.8M | −2.3% | #334 of 381 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 23 | 40 | 4.6 | $5.3M | −1.9% | #365 of 381 |
Other business types in the Lafayette metro area
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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing37
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning68
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
The Lafayette metro area has 75 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $434.4M a year, or $2,643 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Lafayette metro area has 4.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 51, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,322 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lafayette metro area scores 42 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #263 of 381 scored metro areas.
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