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Roofing and gutter companies in Kanawha County, WV

The roofing and gutter companies in Kanawha County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #739 of 1,177 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$199.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,609 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,381
−4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 roofing and gutter companies in Kanawha County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kanawha County comes to about $199.5M a year: $2,609 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per company, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Kanawha County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 6,951 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kanawha County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Kanawha County is 43 (lower middle), #739 of 1,177 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Kanawha County compares

The same measures for West 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 Kanawha County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKanawha CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.71.73.6
Spending per listing$7.1M$14.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment6,9517,4355,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,609$2,578$3,018
Median household income$60,943$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
91
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
283 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Kanawha County, 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 Kanawha County

Population, 2025 estimate
172,381−4.3% since 2020
Households
76,459
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,041
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
104,812
Daytime population
206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV8391.8$16.5M+13.7%#32 of 1,177
2Monongalia County, WV66122.7$10.4M+2.0%#224 of 1,177
3Cabell County, WV5382.0$12.4M−3.2%#522 of 1,177
4Putnam County, WV4783.4$8.7M−1.0%#654 of 1,177
5Harrison County, WV4672.7$10M−2.5%#674 of 1,177
6Raleigh County, WV4451.7$13.7M−3.5%#716 of 1,177
7Kanawha County, WV43283.7$7.1M−4.3%#739 of 1,177
8Wood County, WV34143.9$6.5M−2.1%#920 of 1,177
9Ohio County, WV14105.5$4.8M−4.4%#1,149 of 1,177

Other business types in Kanawha County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in Kanawha County, WV?

Kanawha County has 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $199.5M a year, or $2,609 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

Kanawha County has 3.7 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $7.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 24, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,951 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kanawha County scores 43 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #739 of 1,177 scored counties.

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