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Roofing and gutter companies in Kent County, RI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #279 of 1,177 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$247.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,395 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
173,495
+1.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 roofing and gutter companies in Kent County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Kent County spend about $247.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,395 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.8M per company, 4% above 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Kent County in 2023. That is one for every 4,856 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For roofing and gutter companies, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #279 of 1,177 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kent County compares

The same measures for Rhode Island 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 Kent County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureKent CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.33.6
Spending per listing$8.8M$9.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,8565,5895,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,395$3,289$3,018
Median household income$94,345$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score6465

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
283 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
173,495+1.8% since 2020
Households
72,839
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
169 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,017
Median household income
$94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,389
Median home value
$366,100
Jobs located here
79,114
Daytime population
158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Rhode Island

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The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.

Top counties in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI71762.9$10.6M+2.8%#149 of 1,177
2Washington County, RI65203.8$9.6M0.0%#253 of 1,177
3Kent County, RI64283.8$8.8M+1.8%#279 of 1,177
4Bristol County, RI6494.5$8.6M−1.5%#281 of 1,177
5Newport County, RI62133.5$10.2M−2.9%#325 of 1,177

Other business types in Kent County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Kent County, RI?

There are 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $247.3M a year, or $3,395 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kent 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 $8.8M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Kent County would have about 29, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,856 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Kent County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 64 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #279 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 Kent County

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