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Roofing and gutter companies in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #87 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 143
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,010 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.6M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,155,653
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area comes to about $1.5B a year: $3,010 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 143 roofing and gutter companies, that is $10.6M per company, 25% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
There are 143 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,192 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is 63 (upper middle), #87 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.6M | $18.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,192 | 9,194 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +5.5% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,010 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 701
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1435 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,155,653−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 501,549
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 742
- Median household income
- $72,237+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,175
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 547,190
- Daytime population
- 1,174,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 84 | 1,421 | 1.9 | $18.9M | +0.6% | #5 of 381 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 79 | 103 | 2.7 | $12.3M | +1.9% | #9 of 381 |
| 3Kingston, NY | 76 | 21 | 2.8 | $11.7M | +1.1% | #16 of 381 |
| 4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 68 | 91 | 3.6 | $9.8M | +3.0% | #55 of 381 |
| 5Utica-Rome, NY | 66 | 26 | 2.1 | $13.4M | −2.0% | #69 of 381 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 63 | 143 | 2.9 | $10.6M | −0.8% | #87 of 381 |
| 7Binghamton, NY | 62 | 22 | 2.1 | $13.3M | −1.3% | #92 of 381 |
| 8Syracuse, NY | 62 | 74 | 2.7 | $11.2M | −1.3% | #94 of 381 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 62 | 139 | 3.1 | $9.9M | −0.7% | #95 of 381 |
| 10Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 61 | 8 | 1.7 | $16.9M | −3.9% | #101 of 381 |
Other business types in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care28
- House cleaning48
- Pest control58
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 143 roofing and gutter companies in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.5B a year, or $3,010 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 501,549 households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 2.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $10.6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area would have about 179, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,192 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area at 1,155,653 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 501,549 households. Median household income in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is $72,237, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 63 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #87 of 381 scored metro areas.
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