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Roofing and gutter companies in Erie County, NY

How Erie County, NY 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #183 of 1,177 scored counties
#21 of 43 scored counties in New York

Listings
107
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
55
−11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,028 a household
Spending per listing
$11.6M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
946,741
−0.6% 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

At $3,028 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.6M per company, 37% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

Erie County has 107 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Erie County in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,448 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 Erie County.

Population estimates show Erie County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #183 of 1,177 scored counties and #21 of 43 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Erie County 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.

Roofing and gutters in Erie County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.93.6
Spending per listing$11.6M$18.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment7,4489,1945,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.3%+5.5%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,028$3,373$3,018
Median household income$72,839$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6876

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62 → 55−11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
614
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1074 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
147The 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 Erie 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 Erie County

Population, 2025 estimate
946,741−0.6% since 2020
Households
409,665
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
1,043 sq. mi.
People per square mile
912
Median household income
$72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,750
Median home value
$233,800
Jobs located here
478,475
Daytime population
994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY86202.0$18.2M+2.3%#13 of 1,177
2Putnam County, NY8582.3$17.6M+1.4%#19 of 1,177
3New York County, NY82250.3$118.9M−1.3%#38 of 1,177
4Nassau County, NY821042.3$19.1M+0.6%#39 of 1,177
5Sullivan County, NY8261.9$16.1M+2.7%#40 of 1,177
6Rensselaer County, NY8160.9$35.7M−0.2%#43 of 1,177
7Westchester County, NY81852.3$17.7M+1.4%#44 of 1,177
8Queens County, NY80670.8$41.4M−1.1%#52 of 1,177
9Kings County, NY78890.9$37.4M−2.5%#67 of 1,177
10Richmond County, NY75372.2$16.3M+1.3%#88 of 1,177
21Erie County, NY681072.6$11.6M−0.6%#183 of 1,177

Other business types in Erie County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Erie County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 roofing and gutter companies in Erie County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.2B a year, or $3,028 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 107 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $11.6M 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 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Erie County has 2.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $11.6M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 147, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,448 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Erie County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 68 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #183 of 1,177 scored counties.

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