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Roofing and gutter companies in Kennebec County, ME

The roofing and gutter companies in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #206 of 1,177 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in Maine

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$157.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,905 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,067
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 roofing and gutter companies in Kennebec County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $2,905 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Kennebec County spend about $157.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 16 roofing and gutter companies, that is $9.9M per company, 17% above 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 Kennebec County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 5,431 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Kennebec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Kennebec County is 67 (upper middle), #206 of 1,177 scored counties and #4 of 7 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kennebec County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Kennebec County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureKennebec CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.63.6
Spending per listing$9.9M$11.7M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,4315,4295,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,905$3,054$3,018
Median household income$69,077$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6772

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
115
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County

Population, 2025 estimate
129,067+3.5% since 2020
Households
54,312
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,742
Median home value
$238,200
Jobs located here
65,677
Daytime population
134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Maine

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

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, ME80403.0$11.4M+4.5%#55 of 1,177
2York County, ME75313.4$9.6M+4.8%#95 of 1,177
3Hancock County, ME6872.7$10.9M+3.0%#184 of 1,177
4Kennebec County, ME67162.9$9.9M+3.5%#206 of 1,177
5Penobscot County, ME62172.6$11.1M+3.8%#322 of 1,177
6Androscoggin County, ME52183.8$7.5M+4.8%#553 of 1,177
7Knox County, ME5073.8$8.2M+1.1%#596 of 1,177

Other business types in Kennebec County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Kennebec County, ME?

Kennebec County has 16 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $157.8M a year, or $2,905 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kennebec County has 2.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 19, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,431 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 67 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #206 of 1,177 scored counties.

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