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Roofing and gutter companies in Norfolk city, VA

How Norfolk city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #655 of 1,177 scored counties
#34 of 45 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
32
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$260.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,744 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
231,013
−2.9% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Norfolk city comes to about $260.6M a year: $2,744 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.1M per company, 4% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

Norfolk city has 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Norfolk city classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 5,276 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Norfolk city from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For roofing and gutter companies, Norfolk city has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #655 of 1,177 scored counties and #34 of 45 scored counties in Virginia.

How Norfolk city compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Norfolk city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureNorfolk cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.23.6
Spending per listing$8.1M$10.2M$8.5M
Households per official establishment5,2766,0535,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,744$3,295$3,018
Median household income$66,109$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4771

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
397
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
323 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Norfolk city, 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 Norfolk city

Population, 2025 estimate
231,013−2.9% since 2020
Households
94,965
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
53 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,385
Median household income
$66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,610
Median home value
$289,900
Jobs located here
130,869
Daytime population
273,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Norfolk city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk city, VA8751.3$23.8M+10.4%#7 of 1,177
2Loudoun County, VA86493.4$13.3M+6.4%#14 of 1,177
3James City County, VA86103.1$11.1M+6.2%#16 of 1,177
4Arlington County, VA8590.8$50.1M+2.1%#17 of 1,177
5Albemarle County, VA85132.8$12.2M+5.1%#24 of 1,177
6Alexandria city, VA84162.1$17.7M+1.0%#27 of 1,177
7Spotsylvania County, VA80224.2$8.3M+10.5%#58 of 1,177
8Louisa County, VA7953.2$9.5M+13.6%#66 of 1,177
9Stafford County, VA76152.9$13.8M+8.3%#77 of 1,177
10Fairfax County, VA761603.9$10.9M+1.7%#81 of 1,177
34Norfolk city, VA47323.4$8.1M−2.9%#655 of 1,177

Other business types in Norfolk city

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Norfolk city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 roofing and gutter companies in Norfolk city. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $260.6M a year, or $2,744 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Norfolk city has 3.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $8.1M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Norfolk city would have about 31, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,276 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city scores 47 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #655 of 1,177 scored counties.

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