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Roofing and gutter companies in the Murrells Inlet, SC area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Murrells Inlet, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 288 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Murrells Inlet area scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #3 of 288 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for roofing and gutter companies.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Murrells Inlet area comes to about $77.4M a year: $2,853 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.1M per company, 31% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
There are 7 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Murrells Inlet area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Murrells Inlet area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 9,043 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Murrells Inlet area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Murrells Inlet area 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 | Murrells Inlet area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $8.1M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,043 | 7,060 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.6% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,853 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $548K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Murrells Inlet 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 Murrells Inlet area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Murrells Inlet, SC | 86 | 7 | 2.6 | $11.1M | +3.8% | #3 of 288 |
| 2Seneca, SC | 64 | 12 | 3.5 | $7.7M | +6.3% | #64 of 288 |
| 3Newberry, SC | 45 | 7 | 4.6 | $5.5M | +4.8% | #178 of 288 |
| 4Greenwood, SC | 38 | 16 | 4.3 | $5.9M | +1.7% | #207 of 288 |
Other business types in the Murrells Inlet area
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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing62
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters86
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care55
- House cleaning72
- Pest control54
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Murrells Inlet, SC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 roofing and gutter companies in the Murrells Inlet area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Murrells Inlet, SC area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $77.4M a year, or $2,853 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 27,129 households in the Murrells Inlet area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murrells Inlet, SC area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Murrells Inlet area has 2.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $11.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Murrells Inlet area would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,043 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.
How fast is the Murrells Inlet, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Murrells Inlet area at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in the Murrells Inlet area is $68,713, 15% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Murrells Inlet area scores 86 for roofing and gutter companies (high), #3 of 288 scored small-town markets.
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