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Roofing and gutter companies in the Cleveland, OH metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #276 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
338
8 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
180
+23.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,696 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,165,775
−0.8% 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

Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $2.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,696 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 338 roofing and gutter companies, that is $7.4M per company, 12% 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 Cleveland metro area has 338 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Cleveland metro area in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,174 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $7.3M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Cleveland metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cleveland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Cleveland metro area is 39 (lower middle), #276 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Cleveland 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 Cleveland, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.03.6
Spending per listing$7.4M$6.8M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,1745,3565,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.3%+25.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,696$2,683$3,018
Median household income$70,678$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3932

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
180+23.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,038
Annual payroll, 2023
$149.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3388 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
297The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$7.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
Households
931,377
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
804
Median household income
$70,678
Average household income
$98,881
Median home value
$215,400
Jobs located here
1,071,853
Daytime population
2,231,827Residents 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 Cleveland 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

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 338 roofing and gutter companies in the Cleveland metro area. 8 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019.

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

About $2.5B a year, or $2,696 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 338 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Cleveland metro area has 3.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 297, against 338 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,174 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% below 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 Cleveland metro area scores 39 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #276 of 381 scored metro areas.

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