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Roofing and gutter companies in the Knoxville, TN metro area
The roofing and gutter companies in the Knoxville, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 151
- 13 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +47.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 968,137
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,851 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Knoxville metro area spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.1M per company, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
The Knoxville metro area has 151 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Knoxville metro area in 2023, up 47.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,877 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $258K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Knoxville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Knoxville metro area grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Knoxville metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #98 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Knoxville metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Knoxville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $7.4M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,877 | 6,677 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +47.1% | +32.2% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,851 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55+47.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $258K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Knoxville 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 Knoxville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 968,137+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 378,234
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $72,422
- Average household income
- $98,653
- Median home value
- $290,200
- Jobs located here
- 432,193
- Daytime population
- 955,487Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 71 | 41 | 3.3 | $8.2M | +8.5% | #39 of 381 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 67 | 16 | 3.2 | $8.3M | +6.1% | #64 of 381 |
| 3Johnson City, TN | 65 | 26 | 2.9 | $8.8M | +4.3% | #76 of 381 |
| 4Knoxville, TN | 62 | 151 | 4.0 | $7.1M | +6.9% | #98 of 381 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 59 | 11 | 2.3 | $11.3M | +7.9% | #125 of 381 |
| 6Chattanooga, TN-GA | 58 | 104 | 4.5 | $6.4M | +5.3% | #130 of 381 |
| 7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 57 | 32 | 2.4 | $10.5M | +2.3% | #133 of 381 |
| 8Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 56 | 405 | 4.9 | $6.4M | +8.7% | #142 of 381 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 54 | 184 | 3.5 | $7.9M | −0.3% | #158 of 381 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 46 | 28 | 3.9 | $6.6M | +2.2% | #226 of 381 |
Other business types in the Knoxville metro 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 trades70
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control71
- Landscaping and lawn care73
- House cleaning73
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Knoxville, TN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 roofing and gutter companies in the Knoxville metro area. 13 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 47.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Knoxville, TN metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $2,851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 378,234 households in the Knoxville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Knoxville, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Knoxville metro area has 4.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Knoxville metro area would have about 128, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,877 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Knoxville, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Knoxville metro area at 968,137 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 378,234 households. Median household income in the Knoxville metro area is $72,422, 10% 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 Knoxville metro area scores 62 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #98 of 381 scored metro areas.
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