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Roofing and gutter companies in the Traverse City, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Traverse City, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #316 of 381 scored metro areas
#14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 41
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $183.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,972
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For roofing and gutter companies, the Traverse City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #316 of 381 scored metro areas and #14 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 roofing and gutter companies in the Traverse City metro area. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in the Traverse City metro area spend about $183.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,799 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per company, 47% 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 Traverse City metro area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 5,033 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Traverse City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Traverse City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Traverse City 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.
| Measure | Traverse City metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $9M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,033 | 8,009 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,799 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,889 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 415 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
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Traverse City 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 Traverse City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,972+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 65,429
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $80,889+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,351
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 61,451
- Daytime population
- 155,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Traverse City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, MI | 72 | 7 | 2.0 | $14M | +0.3% | #34 of 381 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 70 | 14 | 2.2 | $12.3M | +0.7% | #40 of 381 |
| 3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 67 | 463 | 2.6 | $10.7M | +0.1% | #60 of 381 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 65 | 52 | 3.5 | $8.8M | −0.4% | #75 of 381 |
| 5Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 55 | 63 | 3.2 | $8.2M | +1.4% | #151 of 381 |
| 6Jackson, MI | 53 | 19 | 3.0 | $8.5M | −0.4% | #166 of 381 |
| 7Niles, MI | 52 | 16 | 2.5 | $10.3M | −1.3% | #174 of 381 |
| 8Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 51 | 17 | 2.5 | $9.8M | +1.8% | #183 of 381 |
| 9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 51 | 174 | 4.0 | $7.2M | +2.8% | #189 of 381 |
| 10Bay City, MI | 47 | 11 | 2.4 | $10.1M | −1.6% | #213 of 381 |
| 14Traverse City, MI | 34 | 41 | 6.3 | $4.5M | +2.2% | #316 of 381 |
Other business types in the Traverse City 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 trades27
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians22
- Roofing and gutters34
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control17
- Landscaping and lawn care16
- House cleaning20
- Pest control28
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Traverse City, MI metro area?
There are 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Traverse City metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Traverse City, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $183.1M a year, or $2,799 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 65,429 households in the Traverse City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Traverse City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Traverse City metro area has 6.3 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $4.5M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Traverse City metro area would have about 22, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,033 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Traverse City, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Traverse City metro area at 156,972 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,429 households. The median household income in the Traverse City metro area is $80,889 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Traverse City metro area scores 34 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #316 of 381 scored metro areas.
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