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Roofing and gutter companies in Dorchester County, SC
The roofing and gutter companies in Dorchester County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #51 of 1,177 scored counties
#4 of 23 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $186.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Dorchester County is 81 (high), #51 of 1,177 scored counties and #4 of 23 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for roofing and gutter companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 roofing and gutter companies in Dorchester County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Dorchester County spend about $186.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,948 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Dorchester County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 12,636 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dorchester County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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.
| Measure | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $8.1M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,636 | 7,060 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.6% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,948 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $876K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 84 | 27 | 2.9 | $10.3M | +18.7% | #28 of 1,177 |
| 2Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 7 | 1.7 | $17M | +18.3% | #30 of 1,177 |
| 3York County, SC | 82 | 35 | 3.1 | $10.3M | +8.1% | #42 of 1,177 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 81 | 20 | 3.2 | $9.3M | +10.1% | #51 of 1,177 |
| 5Anderson County, SC | 79 | 17 | 2.0 | $13.3M | +7.7% | #60 of 1,177 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 79 | 19 | 2.7 | $10.3M | +7.3% | #64 of 1,177 |
| 7Georgetown County, SC | 76 | 7 | 2.6 | $11.1M | +3.8% | #80 of 1,177 |
| 8Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 7 | 2.6 | $10.5M | +11.6% | #104 of 1,177 |
| 9Richland County, SC | 66 | 56 | 3.3 | $8.3M | +4.6% | #232 of 1,177 |
| 10Lexington County, SC | 64 | 48 | 3.9 | $7.3M | +7.7% | #289 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Dorchester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades74
- HVAC and plumbing69
- Electricians81
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control61
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning58
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Dorchester County, SC?
There are 20 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $186.3M a year, or $2,948 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Dorchester County has 3.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.3M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,636 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 81 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #51 of 1,177 scored counties.
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