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Roofing and gutter companies in the Kearney, NE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Kearney, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #270 of 288 scored small-town markets
#7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska

Listings
28
4 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,684 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
74% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.3
3.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,962
+1.9% 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, the Kearney area has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #270 of 288 scored small-town markets and #7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 roofing and gutter companies in the Kearney area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Kearney area spend about $61.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,684 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 74% 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 16 businesses with payroll in the Kearney area classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kearney area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Kearney area compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Kearney, NE area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureKearney areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.35.93.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$4.7M$8.5M
Households per official establishment1,4252,9885,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,684$2,751$3,018
Median household income$76,109$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score2619

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
284 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Kearney 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 Kearney area

Population, 2025 estimate
57,962+1.9% since 2020
Households
22,798
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$76,109+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,670
Median home value
$242,600
Jobs located here
29,261
Daytime population
59,015Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Kearney area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nebraska

Small-town markets in Nebraska ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, NE6263.5$7.6M+3.8%#73 of 288
2Norfolk, NE5673.6$7.2M+1.1%#110 of 288
3Fremont, NE3985.3$4.9M+2.6%#202 of 288
4Scottsbluff, NE3074.6$5.4M−1.2%#251 of 288
5North Platte, NE2764.0$6.3M−3.6%#259 of 288
6Hastings, NE2795.3$4.9M−0.2%#262 of 288
7Kearney, NE262812.3$2.2M+1.9%#270 of 288

Other business types in the Kearney 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 Kearney, NE area?

There are 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Kearney area as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Kearney, NE area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $61.2M a year, or $2,684 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 22,798 households in the Kearney area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kearney, NE area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Kearney area has 12.3 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $2.2M, 74% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Kearney area would have about 7, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,425 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Kearney, NE area growing?

Population estimates put the Kearney area at 57,962 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,798 households. The median household income in the Kearney area is $76,109 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Kearney area scores 26 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #270 of 288 scored small-town markets.

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