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Roofing and gutter companies in Cole County, MO

The roofing and gutter companies in Cole County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,041 of 1,177 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$84.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,711 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,908
+1.7% 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

For roofing and gutter companies, Cole County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,041 of 1,177 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 roofing and gutter companies in Cole County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Cole County spend about $84.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,711 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per company, 57% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Cole County classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 3,886 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cole County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Cole County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCole CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.44.13.6
Spending per listing$3.7M$6.5M$8.5M
Households per official establishment3,8864,9875,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,711$2,667$3,018
Median household income$74,876$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2728

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
197
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Cole 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 Cole County

Population, 2025 estimate
77,908+1.7% since 2020
Households
31,086
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
197
Median household income
$74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,025
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
56,757
Daytime population
96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cole County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, MO64263.4$8M+4.2%#284 of 1,177
2Clay County, MO64373.6$8M+4.3%#285 of 1,177
3Platte County, MO60194.3$7.2M+6.7%#369 of 1,177
4Lincoln County, MO60114.8$5.8M+11.4%#374 of 1,177
5Christian County, MO56164.6$6.1M+8.3%#457 of 1,177
6Cape Girardeau County, MO54123.7$6.9M+2.7%#512 of 1,177
7Cass County, MO54225.1$5.7M+7.1%#516 of 1,177
8Warren County, MO4864.3$6.4M+9.2%#643 of 1,177
9St. Charles County, MO471016.3$5.1M+4.9%#670 of 1,177
10St. Francois County, MO4662.4$9.9M+2.1%#675 of 1,177
25Cole County, MO27237.4$3.7M+1.7%#1,041 of 1,177

Other business types in Cole County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Cole County, MO?

There are 23 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $84.3M a year, or $2,711 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Cole County has 7.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $3.7M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Cole County would have about 10, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,886 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Cole County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 27 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #1,041 of 1,177 scored counties.

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