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Roofing and gutter companies in the Sandusky, OH metro area

How the Sandusky, OH 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #298 of 381 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$134.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,642 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,777
−2.6% 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 Sandusky metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #298 of 381 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 roofing and gutter companies in the Sandusky metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $134.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,642 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 24% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Sandusky metro area classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 7,284 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Sandusky metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Sandusky metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Sandusky 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 Sandusky, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSandusky metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.03.6
Spending per listing$6.4M$6.8M$8.5M
Households per official establishment7,2845,3565,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.4%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,642$2,683$3,018
Median household income$73,502$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3632

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
112,777−2.6% since 2020
Households
50,986
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$73,502
Average household income
$96,712
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
46,448
Daytime population
109,099Residents 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky, OH metro area?

The Sandusky metro area has 21 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $134.7M a year, or $2,642 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sandusky metro area has 4.1 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $6.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Sandusky metro area would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,284 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% 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 Sandusky metro area scores 36 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #298 of 381 scored metro areas.

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