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Roofing and gutter companies in Milwaukee County, WI
How Milwaukee County, WI 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #463 of 1,177 scored counties
#7 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 94
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +32.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Milwaukee County comes to about $1B a year: $2,557 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.
Milwaukee County has 94 roofing and gutter companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Milwaukee County classed as roofing contractors, up 32.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,404 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $548K have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Milwaukee County.
Population estimates show Milwaukee County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Milwaukee County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #463 of 1,177 scored counties and #7 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $7M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,404 | 4,969 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.5% | +17.1% | +20.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,557 | $2,759 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 53+32.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 506
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 942 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $548K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Racine County, WI | 71 | 15 | 1.9 | $14.8M | +0.4% | #143 of 1,177 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 66 | 94 | 3.7 | $8.1M | +4.9% | #233 of 1,177 |
| 3Ozaukee County, WI | 63 | 10 | 2.6 | $12.3M | +3.0% | #302 of 1,177 |
| 4Brown County, WI | 61 | 39 | 3.5 | $7.9M | +2.6% | #346 of 1,177 |
| 5Calumet County, WI | 58 | 5 | 2.3 | $12.4M | +2.9% | #401 of 1,177 |
| 6Manitowoc County, WI | 56 | 8 | 2.3 | $11.4M | +0.4% | #442 of 1,177 |
| 7Milwaukee County, WI | 55 | 94 | 2.4 | $10.7M | −1.5% | #463 of 1,177 |
| 8Marathon County, WI | 55 | 17 | 2.9 | $9.3M | +1.0% | #471 of 1,177 |
| 9Dodge County, WI | 55 | 12 | 3.3 | $7.9M | −0.3% | #479 of 1,177 |
| 10Columbia County, WI | 51 | 8 | 3.3 | $8.6M | −0.7% | #571 of 1,177 |
Other business types in Milwaukee County
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 trades66
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care60
- House cleaning41
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many roofing and gutter companies are in Milwaukee County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 roofing and gutter companies in Milwaukee County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 32.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1B a year, or $2,557 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?
Milwaukee County has 2.4 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $10.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 119, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,404 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 55 for roofing and gutter companies (upper middle), #463 of 1,177 scored counties.
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