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Roofing and gutter companies in Penobscot County, ME
The roofing and gutter companies in Penobscot County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 1,177 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $187.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 roofing and gutter companies in Penobscot County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Penobscot County comes to about $187.9M a year: $2,881 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.1M per company, 31% 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 Penobscot County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,837 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Penobscot County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Penobscot County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #322 of 1,177 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot 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.
| Measure | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $11.7M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,837 | 5,429 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,881 | $3,054 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, ME | 80 | 40 | 3.0 | $11.4M | +4.5% | #55 of 1,177 |
| 2York County, ME | 75 | 31 | 3.4 | $9.6M | +4.8% | #95 of 1,177 |
| 3Hancock County, ME | 68 | 7 | 2.7 | $10.9M | +3.0% | #184 of 1,177 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 67 | 16 | 2.9 | $9.9M | +3.5% | #206 of 1,177 |
| 5Penobscot County, ME | 62 | 17 | 2.6 | $11.1M | +3.8% | #322 of 1,177 |
| 6Androscoggin County, ME | 52 | 18 | 3.8 | $7.5M | +4.8% | #553 of 1,177 |
| 7Knox County, ME | 50 | 7 | 3.8 | $8.2M | +1.1% | #596 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Penobscot 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 trades59
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians47
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning51
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Penobscot County, ME?
Penobscot County has 17 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Penobscot County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $187.9M a year, or $2,881 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Penobscot County has 2.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $11.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Penobscot County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,837 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 62 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #322 of 1,177 scored counties.
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