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Roofing and gutter companies in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area

How the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #2 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
54
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
34
+26.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$787.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,172 a household
Spending per listing
$14.6M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
625,485
+7.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area is 87 (high), #2 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for roofing and gutter companies.

At $3,172 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area spend about $787.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $14.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 72% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area has 54 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area was 34 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 7,302 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDurham-Chapel Hill metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.93.6
Spending per listing$14.6M$7.4M$8.5M
Households per official establishment7,3025,2485,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.9%+24.6%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,172$2,889$3,018
Median household income$83,500$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score8753

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34+26.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
542 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The 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 Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
625,485+7.5% since 2020
Households
248,256
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$83,500
Average household income
$120,978
Median home value
$396,100
Jobs located here
363,261
Daytime population
696,157Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC87542.2$14.6M+7.5%#2 of 381
2Goldsboro, NC70112.3$11.2M+3.8%#42 of 381
3Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC69173.9$7.8M+10.3%#49 of 381
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC652163.1$9.9M+0.9%#74 of 381
4Rocky Mount, NC62132.2$11.6M+2.8%#93 of 381
5Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC624514.2$7.5M+10.1%#97 of 381
6Winston-Salem, NC60883.1$8.8M+5.3%#119 of 381
7Jacksonville, NC57354.7$5.8M+6.0%#137 of 381
8Raleigh-Cary, NC543025.3$6.4M+12.6%#162 of 381
9Fayetteville, NC53523.5$7.5M+1.6%#170 of 381

Other business types in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 roofing and gutter companies in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $787.4M a year, or $3,172 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $14.6M 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 248,256 households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area has 2.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $14.6M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area would have about 93, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,302 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area at 625,485 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 248,256 households. Median household income in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area is $83,500, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores 87 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #2 of 381 scored metro areas.

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