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Roofing and gutter companies in the Rochester, MN metro area

How the Rochester, MN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #268 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota

Listings
45
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
22
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$283.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,050 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
231,184
+2.0% 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

Households in the Rochester metro area spend about $283.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,050 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per company, 26% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

The Rochester metro area has 45 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Rochester metro area classed as roofing contractors, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,222 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Rochester metro area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For roofing and gutter companies, the Rochester metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #268 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.

How the Rochester metro area compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Rochester, MN metro area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRochester metro areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.03.6
Spending per listing$6.3M$7.4M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,2224,3555,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%+23.8%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,050$2,990$3,018
Median household income$91,882$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
455 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Rochester 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 Rochester metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
231,184+2.0% since 2020
Households
92,880
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,477 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$91,882+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,471
Median home value
$306,500
Jobs located here
129,873
Daytime population
235,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rochester metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areas in Minnesota ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Grand Forks, ND-MN5571.6$16.3M+0.8%#144 of 381
1St. Cloud, MN48303.8$7.1M+3.0%#210 of 381
Fargo, ND-MN47464.2$6.6M+7.7%#217 of 381
2Mankato, MN46143.4$7.9M+1.2%#221 of 381
3Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI466934.7$6.8M+2.6%#224 of 381
Sioux Falls, SD-MN46594.8$5.9M+9.5%#229 of 381
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN43223.1$8.8M+0.4%#248 of 381
4Rochester, MN41454.8$6.3M+2.0%#268 of 381
5Duluth, MN-WI31484.0$6.6M+0.2%#326 of 381

Other business types in the Rochester 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 Rochester, MN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 roofing and gutter companies in the Rochester metro area. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

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

About $283.2M a year, or $3,050 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,880 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Rochester metro area has 4.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $6.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 34, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,222 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rochester, MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 231,184 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,880 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $91,882, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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 Rochester metro area scores 41 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #268 of 381 scored metro areas.

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