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Roofing and gutter companies in the Bellingham, WA metro area

The roofing and gutter companies in the Bellingham, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #187 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
35
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
23
−8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$270M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,872 a household
Spending per listing
$7.7M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
236,392
+3.9% 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

Households in the Bellingham metro area spend about $270M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 roofing and gutter companies, that is $7.7M per company, 9% 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 Bellingham metro area has 35 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in the Bellingham metro area was 23 in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,088 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Bellingham metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bellingham metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in the Bellingham metro area is 51 (upper middle), #187 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Bellingham metro area compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Bellingham, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureBellingham metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.63.6
Spending per listing$7.7M$8.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,0883,0965,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.0%+21.8%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,872$3,196$3,018
Median household income$81,784$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
551
Annual payroll, 2023
$40M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
352 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in the Bellingham 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 Bellingham metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
236,392+3.9% since 2020
Households
94,021
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,108 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,611
Median home value
$585,800
Jobs located here
90,570
Daytime population
221,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bellingham metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA605843.6$9.6M+3.3%#117 of 381
Lewiston, ID-WA5551.9$14.3M+1.5%#145 of 381
2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA55423.9$8.3M+2.7%#150 of 381
3Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA53163.1$9.6M+2.4%#165 of 381
4Kennewick-Richland, WA53383.5$8.4M+6.5%#167 of 381
5Walla Walla, WA5162.6$10.7M−0.4%#181 of 381
6Bellingham, WA51353.7$7.7M+3.9%#187 of 381
7Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA49173.6$8.2M+5.0%#202 of 381
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA474004.0$7.9M+1.0%#215 of 381
8Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA47474.0$7.6M+2.8%#216 of 381

Other business types in the Bellingham metro area

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in the Bellingham, WA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 roofing and gutter companies in the Bellingham metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Bellingham, WA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $270M a year, or $2,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 94,021 households in the Bellingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bellingham, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

The Bellingham metro area has 3.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.7M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, the Bellingham metro area would have about 32, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,088 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bellingham, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bellingham metro area at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in the Bellingham metro area is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. The Bellingham metro area scores 51 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #187 of 381 scored metro areas.

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