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Roofing and gutter companies in Lake County, OH

The roofing and gutter companies in Lake County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,055 of 1,177 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
57
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
32
+60.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$282.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,790 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
232,217
−0.1% 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

For roofing and gutter companies, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,055 of 1,177 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 roofing and gutter companies in Lake County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Lake County comes to about $282.2M a year: $2,790 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 roofing and gutter companies, that is $5M per company, 41% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Lake County was 32 in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,161 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $510K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Lake County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lake County 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 Lake County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.03.6
Spending per listing$5M$6.8M$8.5M
Households per official establishment3,1615,3565,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+60.0%+25.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,790$2,683$3,018
Median household income$80,925$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2632

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 32+60.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
571 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$510K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
232,217−0.1% since 2020
Households
101,144
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,012
Median household income
$80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,598
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
94,546
Daytime population
209,868Residents 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 counties in Ohio for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH73213.5$8.5M+6.5%#126 of 1,177
2Warren County, OH72454.9$6.8M+5.7%#142 of 1,177
3Licking County, OH67223.2$9M+3.8%#210 of 1,177
4Wood County, OH65152.8$9.9M+1.5%#249 of 1,177
5Portage County, OH63172.6$10.3M+1.0%#304 of 1,177
6Union County, OH63145.8$5.7M+16.5%#314 of 1,177
7Miami County, OH59163.6$7.7M+3.4%#389 of 1,177
8Columbiana County, OH5871.7$14.1M−2.2%#399 of 1,177
9Shelby County, OH5852.6$10.2M−0.2%#403 of 1,177
10Lorain County, OH58362.8$9.7M+3.1%#405 of 1,177
50Lake County, OH26575.6$5M−0.1%#1,055 of 1,177

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Lake County, OH?

Lake County has 57 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $282.2M a year, or $2,790 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 5.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 33, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,161 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 26 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #1,055 of 1,177 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for roofing and gutter companies · All 56 business types in Lake County

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