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Roofing and gutter companies in Forsyth County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in Forsyth County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #554 of 1,177 scored counties
#34 of 57 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
60
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
40
+37.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$443.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,774 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,718
+5.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 roofing and gutter companies in Forsyth County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $2,774 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $443.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.4M per company, 13% below 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.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Forsyth County in 2023, up 37.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,998 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $817K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Forsyth County.

Population estimates show Forsyth County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For roofing and gutter companies, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #554 of 1,177 scored counties and #34 of 57 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Forsyth County 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 Forsyth County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.93.6
Spending per listing$7.4M$7.4M$8.5M
Households per official establishment3,9985,2485,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+37.9%+24.6%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,774$2,889$3,018
Median household income$67,165$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5253

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 40+37.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
358
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
602 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$817K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,718+5.0% since 2020
Households
159,925
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
956
Median household income
$67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,082
Median home value
$250,400
Jobs located here
197,283
Daytime population
420,468Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Forsyth County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham County, NC87312.2$14.2M+7.7%#9 of 1,177
2Chatham County, NC8661.8$18.6M+11.0%#12 of 1,177
3Franklin County, NC8351.8$15.9M+18.8%#33 of 1,177
4Orange County, NC81142.4$13.7M+6.1%#47 of 1,177
5Gaston County, NC79212.2$12.2M+7.8%#61 of 1,177
6Davie County, NC7652.9$10.2M+6.9%#82 of 1,177
7Davidson County, NC75182.6$10.4M+6.6%#92 of 1,177
8Wayne County, NC71112.3$11.2M+3.8%#148 of 1,177
9Moore County, NC71173.9$7.8M+10.3%#152 of 1,177
10Stanly County, NC6962.4$10.9M+9.8%#173 of 1,177
34Forsyth County, NC52603.8$7.4M+5.0%#554 of 1,177

Other business types in Forsyth County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Forsyth County, NC?

There are 60 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 37.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $443.6M a year, or $2,774 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Forsyth County has 3.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.4M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 52, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,998 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 52 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #554 of 1,177 scored counties.

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