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Roofing and gutter companies in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 381 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 216
- 12 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.9M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,797,213
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area comes to about $2.1B a year: $3,026 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $9.9M per company, 17% 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 216 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,205 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $693K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area.
Population estimates show the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is 65 (upper middle), #74 of 381 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area 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.
| Measure | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.9M | $10.2M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,205 | 6,053 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +3.0% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,026 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 114+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 253The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $693K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 707,408
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $82,330
- Average household income
- $108,120
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Jobs located here
- 729,464
- Daytime population
- 1,773,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 82 | 24 | 2.7 | $12.4M | +3.1% | #6 of 381 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 | 724 | 3.1 | $12.6M | +3.3% | #8 of 381 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 70 | 181 | 3.4 | $9.3M | +5.5% | #45 of 381 |
| 3Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 69 | 10 | 1.9 | $14.4M | +3.2% | #46 of 381 |
| 4Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 67 | 15 | 2.1 | $12.8M | −0.1% | #58 of 381 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 65 | 216 | 3.1 | $9.9M | +0.9% | #74 of 381 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 57 | 32 | 2.4 | $10.5M | +2.3% | #133 of 381 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 53 | 39 | 3.8 | $7.2M | +2.9% | #172 of 381 |
| 7Roanoke, VA | 51 | 53 | 4.0 | $6.9M | +0.4% | #192 of 381 |
| 8Winchester, VA-WV | 49 | 27 | 4.9 | $6.3M | +6.5% | #205 of 381 |
Other business types in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning48
- Pest control38
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 216 roofing and gutter companies in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $2.1B a year, or $3,026 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 3.1 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $9.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 253, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,205 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 65 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #74 of 381 scored metro areas.
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