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Roofing and gutter companies in Union County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in Union County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 1,177 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 61
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $761.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.5M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Union County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #11 of 1,177 scored counties and #4 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 61 roofing and gutter companies in Union County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $3,747 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $761.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $12.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 48% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Union County was 20 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 10,164 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $731K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Union County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.5M | $11.7M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,164 | 9,379 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +2.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,747 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $731K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents 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 Union 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters87
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning54
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Union County, NJ?
There are 61 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $761.8M a year, or $3,747 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $12.5M 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 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Union County has 3.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $12.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Union County would have about 90, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,164 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 87 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #11 of 1,177 scored counties.
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