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Roofing industry statistics 2026
How many roofing contractors there are in the US, what they take in, how many people they employ, what roofers earn and how often American homes need roof work. Official numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, HUD and BLS, each with its source and year.
Updated October 27, 2026 · NAICS 238160 (Roofing Contractors) · SOC 47-2181 (Roofers)
Key numbers
- 25,519
roofing contractor locations with paid employees.
- 215,242
people worked at roofing contractors.
- $69.91 billion
revenue of roofing contractors with paid employees.
- $55,440
median annual pay for roofers.
- 8.3 million
roofing projects by homeowners in the two years before the survey.
Roofing contractors in numbers
Roofing contractors fall under NAICS 238160. Both the number of locations and the number of employees grew from 2022 to 2023, and most roofing businesses are small.
- 25,519
roofing contractor locations with paid employees, up from 24,532 in 2022.
- 215,242
people worked at roofing contractors in mid-March, up from 204,998 a year earlier.
- $15.19 billion
in annual payroll at roofing contractors.
- 16,661
of the 25,519 locations (65.3%) had fewer than 5 employees.
- $69.91 billion
revenue of roofing contractors with paid employees, run by 24,082 firms.
- $508.4 million
spent by roofing contractors on advertising and promotional services, 0.73% of their revenue.
The Census Bureau’s national file of businesses without employees has no separate line for roofing, so solo roofers are not counted here.
Roofer jobs and pay
Most roofers work for roofing contractors, and a large share work for themselves. Roofers earn more than the median of all occupations.
- 166,900
jobs as roofers.
- $55,440
median annual pay for roofers. The lowest 10% earned less than $37,460, the highest 10% more than $81,720.
- $50,980
median annual pay of all occupations, for comparison.
- 72%
of roofers work for roofing contractors; 20% are self-employed and 3% work in construction of buildings.
- Roofing contractors72%
- Self-employed20%
- Construction of buildings3%
- $70,550
payroll per employee at roofing contractors.
Roof problems and roof projects in US homes
The American Housing Survey asks households about roof leaks and damage, and homeowners about the projects they paid for. By spending, roofing is the largest home improvement category in the survey.
- 8.3 million
roofing projects by homeowners in the two years before the survey, with $93.52 billion in total spending.
- $11,610
spent on average per roofing project.
- 11.3%
of all homeowner improvement spending went to roofing ($93.52 billion of $826.97 billion), the largest project category, ahead of kitchen remodeling ($83.06 billion) and HVAC ($82.44 billion).
- 5.8 million
households had a roof leak in the last 12 months, 4.4% of 133.2 million occupied homes.
- 3.6 million
occupied homes had missing roofing material, 1.9 million a sagging roof and 1.5 million a hole in the roof.
- Missing roofing material3.6 million
- Sagging roof1.9 million
- Hole in roof1.5 million
These are survey estimates from samples; the Census Bureau publishes a margin of error with each. Project counts include work homeowners did themselves.
Job outlook for roofers
BLS expects roofer jobs to grow faster than the average for all occupations over the next decade. Most openings come from workers who retire or change jobs.
- 5%
projected growth from 2025 to 2035, from 166,900 to 175,600 jobs (+8,800), faster than the average for all occupations.
- 12,000
openings for roofers projected each year, on average, over the decade.
How customers find a local business
These numbers come from consumer surveys, not from official statistics. They describe local customers in general, including homeowners looking for a roofer, and are labeled as surveys.
- 97%
of consumers read reviews for local businesses.
- 41%
of consumers “always” read reviews when browsing for businesses.
- 71%
is Google’s share as a review source, down from 83% in 2025.
- 45%
use ChatGPT or other generative AI tools for local recommendations, up from 6% the year before.
- 47%
won’t use a business with fewer than 20 reviews, and 31% will only use a business rated 4.5 stars or more.
- 89%
expect business owners to respond to reviews; 74% only care about reviews written in the last three months.
- 54%
are most likely to visit a business’s website after reading positive reviews.
- 76%
of people who searched on a smartphone for something nearby visited a business within a day, and 28% of those searches led to a purchase.
The Google numbers are from 2016, so read them as a direction, not as today’s share.
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Sources and method
All sources accessed October 27, 2026. Each number above links to its source by number.
How we built this page
- Only official or primary sources: federal agencies and the original publisher of a survey.
- Numbers StrideRank worked out from a source, such as shares, changes and pay per employee, are labeled “StrideRank calculation”.
- Survey results are labeled as surveys, with the publisher and year.
Left out on purpose
- Market-size figures from paid research firms and trade groups, because their methods cannot be checked.
- A count of roofers without employees, because the national nonemployer file does not list roofing separately.
- Official data
U.S. Census BureauCounty Business Patterns 2023 (U.S. file, establishments with paid employees)
Employment as of mid-March; establishments with paid employees only.
census.gov(opens in a new tab) - Official data
U.S. Census Bureau2022 Economic Census, Construction: Selected Statistics for the U.S. (EC2223BASIC)
Revenue, firms and purchased advertising for employer establishments. Table also on data.census.gov as ECNBASIC2022.EC2223BASIC.
www2.census.gov(opens in a new tab) - Official data
U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Outlook Handbook: Roofers
SOC 47-2181. Pay data from Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025; projections 2025–35.
bls.gov(opens in a new tab) - Official data
U.S. Census Bureau / HUD2023 American Housing Survey, Table C-16-OO: Home Improvement Costs—Owner-Occupied Units (national)
Table Creator estimates as listed in the table specifications file (sheet “Home Improvement Costs”). Projects in the two years before the interview, done by the owner or hired out.
www2.census.gov(opens in a new tab) - Official data
U.S. Census BureauCounty Business Patterns 2022 (U.S. file)
www2.census.gov(opens in a new tab) - Official data
U.S. Census Bureau / HUD2023 American Housing Survey, Table C-05-AO: Housing Quality—All Occupied Units (national)
Table Creator estimates as listed in the Census Bureau’s 2023 AHS table specifications file (sheet “Housing Quality”). Survey estimates with a 90% margin of error.
www2.census.gov(opens in a new tab) - Survey
BrightLocalLocal Consumer Review Survey 2026 (published February 11, 2026)
Industry survey: representative panel of 1,002 US adult consumers via SurveyMonkey.
brightlocal.com(opens in a new tab) - Survey
Google / Think with GoogleHow Mobile Search Connects Consumers to Stores (Purchased Digital Diary, May 2016)
Survey of 1,000 smartphone users, of them 634 local searchers. Older data, dated 2016.
thinkwithgoogle.com(opens in a new tab)
Common questions
How many roofing companies are there in the US?
The Census Bureau counted 25,519 roofing contractor locations with paid employees in 2023 (County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160), with 215,242 employees. 65.3% of them had fewer than 5 employees.
How big is the roofing industry?
Roofing contractors with paid employees had $69.91 billion in revenue in 2022, according to the 2022 Economic Census. Homeowners spent $93.52 billion on 8.3 million roofing projects in the two years before the 2023 American Housing Survey.
How much do roofers make?
The median annual pay for roofers was $55,440 in May 2025, according to BLS, compared with $50,980 for all occupations.
How common are roof leaks?
5.8 million households had a roof leak in the last 12 months, according to the 2023 American Housing Survey. That is 4.4% of all occupied homes.
Can I use these statistics?
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