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Roofing and gutter companies in Somerset County, NJ
How Somerset County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #2 of 1,177 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 38
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $564.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.8M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For roofing and gutter companies, Somerset County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #2 of 1,177 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for roofing and gutter companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 roofing and gutter companies in Somerset County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $4,313 per household (43% above the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $564.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 38 roofing and gutter companies, that is $14.8M per company, 76% 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 8 businesses with payroll in Somerset County classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 16,350 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Somerset County. Population estimates show Somerset County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Somerset County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.8M | $11.7M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,350 | 9,379 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $4,313 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $333K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 382 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, NJ | 89 | 38 | 2.9 | $14.8M | +3.5% | #2 of 1,177 |
| 2Middlesex County, NJ | 88 | 67 | 2.2 | $17.3M | +2.6% | #3 of 1,177 |
| 3Hudson County, NJ | 87 | 28 | 0.9 | $37.9M | +1.8% | #6 of 1,177 |
| 4Union County, NJ | 87 | 61 | 3.0 | $12.5M | +5.0% | #11 of 1,177 |
| 5Essex County, NJ | 86 | 87 | 2.7 | $12.4M | +4.2% | #15 of 1,177 |
| 6Sussex County, NJ | 85 | 16 | 2.8 | $13.7M | +2.9% | #22 of 1,177 |
| 7Ocean County, NJ | 85 | 70 | 2.9 | $11.7M | +5.6% | #25 of 1,177 |
| 8Bergen County, NJ | 83 | 134 | 3.8 | $10.7M | +2.4% | #35 of 1,177 |
| 9Burlington County, NJ | 82 | 58 | 3.3 | $11.4M | +4.3% | #41 of 1,177 |
| 10Monmouth County, NJ | 81 | 71 | 2.8 | $14.3M | +1.4% | #45 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Somerset County
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 trades76
- HVAC and plumbing77
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters89
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning68
- Pest control78
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Somerset County, NJ?
There are 38 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) 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 Somerset County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $564.1M a year, or $4,313 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $14.8M 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 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Somerset County has 2.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $14.8M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Somerset County would have about 67, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,350 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 89 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #2 of 1,177 scored counties.
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