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Roofing and gutter companies in the Niles, MI metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the Niles, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 381 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$165M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,578 a household
Spending per listing
$10.3M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,444
−1.3% 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 the Niles metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $2,578 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Niles metro area spend about $165M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $10.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Niles metro area classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 7,111 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Niles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For roofing and gutter companies, the Niles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #174 of 381 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Niles 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 Niles, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureNiles metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.03.6
Spending per listing$10.3M$9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment7,1118,0095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,578$2,711$3,018
Median household income$65,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5254

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 the Niles 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 Niles metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
152,444−1.3% since 2020
Households
63,999
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,826
Median home value
$224,300
Jobs located here
53,306
Daytime population
143,817Residents 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 Niles 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

Other business types in the Niles metro area

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Niles, MI metro area?

The Niles metro area has 16 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $165M a year, or $2,578 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Niles metro area has 2.5 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $10.3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 20, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,111 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Niles metro area scores 52 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #174 of 381 scored metro areas.

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