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Roofing and gutter companies in the Akron, OH metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the Akron, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #345 of 381 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
142
12 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
64
+36.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$797.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,691 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
701,780
0.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Akron metro area is 28 (lower middle), #345 of 381 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $2,691 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Akron metro area spend about $797.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 142 roofing and gutter companies, that is $5.6M per company, 34% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

The Akron metro area has 142 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Akron metro area was 64 in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,633 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Akron metro area. Population estimates show the Akron metro area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Akron metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Akron, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAkron metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.03.6
Spending per listing$5.6M$6.8M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,6335,3565,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.2%+25.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,691$2,683$3,018
Median household income$72,371$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2832

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64+36.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
466
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Akron 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 Akron metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
701,7800.0% since 2020
Households
296,516
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
777
Median household income
$72,371+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,647
Median home value
$213,000
Jobs located here
325,441
Daytime population
698,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Ohio

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

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH573444.0$7.3M+4.7%#135 of 381
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN553644.0$7.2M+2.7%#152 of 381
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH44453.0$8.6M−2.6%#235 of 381
3Toledo, OH44863.4$7.6M−1.0%#238 of 381
Wheeling, WV-OH42152.6$9.6M−3.6%#261 of 381
4Cleveland, OH393383.6$7.4M−0.8%#276 of 381
5Springfield, OH38193.4$7.3M−0.4%#281 of 381
6Lima, OH36153.6$6.9M−1.2%#297 of 381
7Sandusky, OH36214.1$6.4M−2.6%#298 of 381
8Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH341835.3$5M+1.5%#315 of 381
9Akron, OH281424.8$5.6M0.0%#345 of 381

Other business types in the Akron 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 Akron, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 142 roofing and gutter companies in the Akron metro area. 12 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Akron, OH metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $797.9M a year, or $2,691 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 296,516 households in the Akron metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Akron, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Akron metro area has 4.8 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Akron metro area would have about 94, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,633 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Akron, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Akron metro area at 701,780 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 296,516 households. Median household income in the Akron metro area is $72,371, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. The Akron metro area scores 28 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #345 of 381 scored metro areas.

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