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Roofing and gutter companies in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #60 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
463
18 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
194
+22.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.9B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,798 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,390,913
+0.1% 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 463 roofing and gutter companies in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area. 18 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area spend about $4.9B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,798 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 463 roofing and gutter companies, that is $10.7M per company, 26% 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.

Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 9,118 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $10M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area.

Population estimates show the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area is 67 (upper middle), #60 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDetroit-Warren-Dearborn metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.03.6
Spending per listing$10.7M$9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment9,1188,0095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.8%+24.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,798$2,711$3,018
Median household income$76,664$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
194+22.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,592
Annual payroll, 2023
$222.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
46318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
585The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
38
Amount
$10M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,390,913+0.1% since 2020
Households
1,768,816
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,124
Median household income
$76,664+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,167
Median home value
$249,700
Jobs located here
1,848,019
Daytime population
4,411,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland, MI7272.0$14M+0.3%#34 of 381
2Monroe, MI70142.2$12.3M+0.7%#40 of 381
3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI674632.6$10.7M+0.1%#60 of 381
4Ann Arbor, MI65523.5$8.8M−0.4%#75 of 381
5Lansing-East Lansing, MI55633.2$8.2M+1.4%#151 of 381
6Jackson, MI53193.0$8.5M−0.4%#166 of 381
7Niles, MI52162.5$10.3M−1.3%#174 of 381
8Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI51172.5$9.8M+1.8%#183 of 381
9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI511744.0$7.2M+2.8%#189 of 381
10Bay City, MI47112.4$10.1M−1.6%#213 of 381

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Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area?

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area has 463 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $4.9B a year, or $2,798 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 463 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 1,768,816 households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area has 2.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $10.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area would have about 585, against 463 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,118 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area at 4,390,913 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,768,816 households. The median household income in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area is $76,664 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area scores 67 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #60 of 381 scored metro areas.

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