This briefing counts the roofing contractor industry in the United States using federal establishment data, not estimates or trade-press extrapolation. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments (NAICS 238160) operating in 2022, run by 24,044 distinct firms and employing 204,998 people on payroll. This page maps where those businesses are, how concentrated they are per capita, and how the count has grown since 2017, drawing only on the U.S. Census Bureau (County Business Patterns, Statistics of U.S. Businesses) and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is the counts-and-density companion to our separate 2026 Roofing Contractor Industry Report, which covers the labor shortage, private-equity roll-ups, and storm-chaser dynamics. Here the focus is narrow: how many roofing contractors exist, where, and how densely.
Executive Summary
- The United States had 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments in 2022, the latest year with complete federal 6-digit industry data (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 238160).
- Those establishments were operated by 24,044 distinct firms, employed 204,998 paid workers, and generated $13.3 billion in annual payroll in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022, NAICS 238160).
- The national density was 7.36 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022, derived from Census establishment counts and Census population estimates of 333.3 million (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022 and Population Estimates 2022).
- Idaho was the most saturated state at 15.42 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022, followed by Colorado at 15.03 and Wyoming at 14.79 (Census CBP 2022 establishments over Census population 2022).
- The District of Columbia (1.04), Nevada (3.52), and Mississippi (3.67) had the fewest roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022 (Census CBP 2022 and Population Estimates 2022).
- Roofing is a small-firm industry: 65.4% of roofing firms had fewer than 5 employees and 90.8% had fewer than 20 employees in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022, NAICS 238160).
- The number of employer roofing establishments rose 26.5% from 19,396 in 2017 to 24,532 in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160).
- The average roofing establishment employed 8.4 paid workers in 2022, but the figure ranged from 3.4 in Montana to 19.8 in Nevada (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
Key Findings
- There were 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments in the United States in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 238160).
- There were 24,044 employer roofing firms (enterprises) in the United States in 2022, slightly fewer than establishments because some firms run more than one location (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022, NAICS 238160).
- Roofing contractor establishments employed 204,998 paid workers in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
- Roofing contractors paid $13.3 billion in annual payroll in 2022, which works out to roughly $64,900 per paid employee (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022, NAICS 238160).
- Three states held 28.4% of all U.S. roofing establishments in 2022: California (2,795), Texas (2,347), and Florida (2,027) (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
- The national density was 7.36 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022 (Census CBP 2022 establishments divided by Census 2022 population of 333,287,557).
- Idaho had the highest establishment density at 15.42 per 100,000 residents in 2022, more than double the national rate (Census CBP 2022 and Population Estimates 2022).
- Nevada had the largest average roofing establishment at 19.8 employees in 2022, while Montana had the smallest at 3.4 employees (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
- 64.4% of roofing establishments had fewer than 5 employees in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022, establishment-size classes, NAICS 238160).
- Only 25 roofing firms in the entire country employed 250 or more people in 2022, and only 18 firms employed 500 or more (Census CBP 2022 and SUSB 2022, NAICS 238160).
- The roofing establishment count grew 3.6% in a single year, from 23,690 in 2021 to 24,532 in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2021 and 2022, NAICS 238160).
- Roofing employment on payroll rose 18.2% from 173,440 in 2017 to 204,998 in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP, NAICS 238160).
- The BLS counted 238,300 wage-and-salary jobs in roofing contractor establishments as of May 2023, with a mean annual wage of $61,340 across all occupations in the industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2023, NAICS 238160).
- Florida had the most roofing employment of any state at 26,335 paid workers in 2022, ahead of California at 24,523 (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
What Counts as a Roofing Contractor
This page counts establishments classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 238160, Roofing Contractors. The Census Bureau defines this code as establishments primarily engaged in roofing work, including the installation, repair, and replacement of roofs, the spraying, painting, or coating of roofs, and the installation of skylights. An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm (or enterprise) is the full business, which may control more than one establishment. The counts below cover employer businesses, meaning businesses with at least one paid employee. Self-employed roofers with no payroll are tracked separately by the Census Bureau under Nonemployer Statistics and are not included in the employer counts on this page; see Data Limitations.
How Many Roofing Contractors Are in the US
The most recent complete federal count, for 2022, found 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments operated by 24,044 firms. The Statistics of U.S. Businesses program, which is built from the same 2022 County Business Patterns data and the Economic Census, reports the firm count and the establishment count separately, and the two sources agree exactly on employment and payroll.
| Measure (NAICS 238160) | 2022 value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer establishments | 24,532 | Census CBP 2022 |
| Employer firms (enterprises) | 24,044 | Census SUSB 2022 |
| Paid employees | 204,998 | Census CBP / SUSB 2022 |
| Annual payroll | $13.3 billion | Census SUSB 2022 |
| Average employees per establishment | 8.4 | Derived (employees / establishments) |
| Average payroll per employee | $64,884 | Derived (payroll / employees) |
The 24,532 figure counts only businesses with paid employees. It does not count sole-proprietor roofers who operate without payroll, which means the total population of roofing businesses, including informal and one-person operations, is larger than this count. For the established, payrolled industry that hires crews and bids commercial and insurance work, 24,532 establishments is the authoritative 2022 number.
Roofing Contractor Count by State
California, Texas, and Florida led every other state on raw establishment counts in 2022, together holding 7,169 of the 24,532 national total, or 28.4%. The table below lists every state and the District of Columbia by establishment count, firm count, paid employment, and the average number of employees per establishment.
| State | Establishments | Firms | Employees | Avg emp/estab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,795 | 2,775 | 24,523 | 8.8 |
| Texas | 2,347 | 2,313 | 15,327 | 6.5 |
| Florida | 2,027 | 1,987 | 26,335 | 13.0 |
| Illinois | 1,012 | 1,009 | 6,340 | 6.3 |
| Washington | 973 | 964 | 8,873 | 9.1 |
| Colorado | 878 | 866 | 5,478 | 6.2 |
| Ohio | 866 | 857 | 8,305 | 9.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 855 | 853 | 9,068 | 10.6 |
| New York | 830 | 818 | 5,989 | 7.2 |
| North Carolina | 784 | 772 | 6,028 | 7.7 |
| Georgia | 746 | 740 | 4,749 | 6.4 |
| Virginia | 569 | 562 | 4,362 | 7.7 |
| Oregon | 515 | 509 | 4,715 | 9.2 |
| Indiana | 512 | 502 | 4,689 | 9.2 |
| Minnesota | 497 | 492 | 3,335 | 6.7 |
| Arizona | 495 | 487 | 6,629 | 13.4 |
| Wisconsin | 489 | 482 | 3,381 | 6.9 |
| Missouri | 485 | 482 | 3,975 | 8.2 |
| Michigan | 474 | 464 | 4,390 | 9.3 |
| Massachusetts | 441 | 439 | 3,006 | 6.8 |
| Oklahoma | 400 | 399 | 2,157 | 5.4 |
| New Jersey | 393 | 391 | 3,050 | 7.8 |
| Tennessee | 392 | 381 | 3,949 | 10.1 |
| Maryland | 355 | 353 | 3,834 | 10.8 |
| Utah | 329 | 327 | 3,026 | 9.2 |
| Idaho | 299 | 298 | 1,616 | 5.4 |
| Kansas | 293 | 290 | 2,141 | 7.3 |
| South Carolina | 283 | 279 | 2,156 | 7.6 |
| Alabama | 280 | 276 | 1,816 | 6.5 |
| Louisiana | 278 | 274 | 1,879 | 6.8 |
| Iowa | 275 | 274 | 1,766 | 6.4 |
| Nebraska | 262 | 253 | 1,571 | 6.0 |
| Kentucky | 226 | 222 | 1,868 | 8.3 |
| Arkansas | 207 | 203 | 1,645 | 7.9 |
| New Mexico | 202 | 201 | 1,533 | 7.6 |
| Connecticut | 179 | 178 | 1,254 | 7.0 |
| Montana | 152 | 152 | 519 | 3.4 |
| Maine | 114 | 112 | 740 | 6.5 |
| Nevada | 112 | 107 | 2,221 | 19.8 |
| Mississippi | 108 | 106 | 1,083 | 10.0 |
| South Dakota | 97 | 97 | 462 | 4.8 |
| Hawaii | 96 | 96 | 1,091 | 11.4 |
| West Virginia | 92 | 90 | 636 | 6.9 |
| Wyoming | 86 | 86 | 435 | 5.1 |
| Vermont | 83 | 83 | 320 | 3.9 |
| New Hampshire | 74 | 74 | 605 | 8.2 |
| Rhode Island | 71 | 71 | 355 | 5.0 |
| Alaska | 67 | 67 | 406 | 6.1 |
| Delaware | 66 | 66 | 838 | 12.7 |
| North Dakota | 64 | 64 | 379 | 5.9 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 7 | 150 | 21.4 |
Raw counts track population, so the largest states top the list. The more useful question for market saturation is how many roofing businesses exist per resident, which is the focus of the Original Synthesis section below.
Firm-Size Distribution
Roofing is structurally a small-business industry. Most roofing companies are crews of a few people, not regional contractors. The table below shows the distribution of employer establishments by employment-size class for 2022.
| Employment size class | Establishments (2022) | Share of all establishments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 employees | 15,808 | 64.4% |
| 5 to 9 employees | 3,883 | 15.8% |
| 10 to 19 employees | 2,490 | 10.2% |
| 20 to 49 employees | 1,651 | 6.7% |
| 50 to 99 employees | 504 | 2.1% |
| 100 to 249 employees | 170 | 0.7% |
| 250 to 499 employees | 18 | 0.1% |
| 500 or more employees | 7 | 0.03% |
Measured by firm rather than establishment, the concentration is similar: 65.4% of roofing firms had fewer than 5 employees and 90.8% had fewer than 20 employees in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022). Only 18 roofing firms in the country employed 500 or more people. That long tail of micro-firms is what makes roofing a target for consolidation, the subject of our separate 2026 Roofing Contractor Industry Report.
Growth in the Roofing Contractor Count, 2017 to 2022
The count of employer roofing establishments rose in every year for which complete County Business Patterns data exist between 2017 and 2022. The single largest one-year measured gain in this window was the 3.6% increase from 2021 to 2022.
| Year | Establishments | Paid employees | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19,396 | 173,440 | Census CBP 2017 |
| 2018 | 20,260 | 185,224 | Census CBP 2018 |
| 2021 | 23,690 | 201,727 | Census CBP 2021 |
| 2022 | 24,532 | 204,998 | Census CBP 2022 |
From 2017 to 2022 the establishment count rose 26.5% and paid employment rose 18.2%. Establishments grew faster than employment, which means the average roofing business got slightly smaller over the period, consistent with new entrants starting as small crews. County Business Patterns for 2019 and 2020 were not retrieved for this briefing, so those two years are omitted rather than estimated.
Roofing Employment and Wages
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures employment inside the roofing contractor industry through its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, which counts wage-and-salary jobs. As of May 2023, BLS counted 238,300 jobs in NAICS 238160 establishments, with an industry mean wage of $29.49 per hour and $61,340 per year across all occupations.
| Metric (NAICS 238160) | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Industry employment (jobs) | 238,300 | BLS OEWS, May 2023 |
| Mean hourly wage, all occupations | $29.49 | BLS OEWS, May 2023 |
| Mean annual wage, all occupations | $61,340 | BLS OEWS, May 2023 |
| Paid employees (Census) | 204,998 | Census CBP, 2022 |
The BLS OEWS job count of 238,300 (May 2023) is higher than the Census paid-employee count of 204,998 (2022) because the two programs use different reference periods and different counting rules; OEWS counts jobs while Census counts paid employees in a mid-March pay period. Both are wage-and-salary measures and neither counts self-employed owners. The figures are best read as a range: the roofing contractor industry employed roughly 205,000 to 238,000 wage-and-salary workers across 2022 and 2023.
Original Synthesis
The following insights are derived only from the verified federal datasets cited above. Each states its formula, its inputs, and its limitations.
1. Roofing Saturation Index: establishments per 100,000 residents
Formula: state employer establishment count (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160) divided by state resident population (Census Population Estimates, July 1, 2022), multiplied by 100,000. Inputs: two Census Bureau datasets, both for 2022. The national rate is 7.36 establishments per 100,000 residents. The ranking below shows the ten most and ten least saturated states.
| Rank | Most saturated | Per 100k | Least saturated | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | 15.42 | District of Columbia | 1.04 |
| 2 | Colorado | 15.03 | Nevada | 3.52 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 14.79 | Mississippi | 3.67 |
| 4 | Montana | 13.54 | New York | 4.22 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 13.31 | New Jersey | 4.24 |
| 6 | Vermont | 12.83 | Michigan | 4.72 |
| 7 | Washington | 12.50 | Connecticut | 4.94 |
| 8 | Oregon | 12.15 | Kentucky | 5.01 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 10.66 | West Virginia | 5.18 |
| 10 | Kansas | 9.98 | New Hampshire | 5.30 |
Mountain West and Plains states cluster at the top. Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Nebraska all run roughly double the national density. The least saturated places skew toward the Northeast and toward states where roofing work concentrates in fewer, larger firms. Limitation: this index counts employer establishments only, so states with many informal one-person roofers are undercounted relative to their true business population. Density also reflects climate and housing stock, not just competition.
2. Average Crew Size: employees per establishment by state
Formula: state paid employment divided by state establishment count (both Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160). The national average is 8.4 employees per establishment. The spread is wide. Nevada averaged 19.8 employees per roofing establishment in 2022 and the District of Columbia averaged 21.4, both reflecting a small number of comparatively large operations. At the other end, Montana averaged 3.4, Vermont 3.9, and South Dakota 4.8, reflecting industries dominated by small crews. Limitation: averages are pulled up by a few large establishments and can mask the typical micro-firm. The firm-size distribution above is a better guide to the typical roofing business than the average.
3. Firms-to-establishments ratio: how single-location the industry is
Formula: national firm count (24,044, SUSB 2022) divided by national establishment count (24,532, CBP 2022) equals 0.98. Inputs: two Census Bureau 2022 datasets. A ratio near 1.0 means almost every roofing firm runs exactly one location. With only 488 more establishments than firms nationally, fewer than 2% of roofing establishments belong to a multi-location firm. This quantifies how fragmented and locally-run the industry remains, and sets a baseline against which future consolidation can be measured. Limitation: the ratio is a national aggregate and does not capture franchise or brand affiliations that are not reflected in legal firm structure.
Charts We Recommend
- Roofing Saturation Index map. Data: establishments per 100,000 residents by state (Census CBP 2022 over Census population 2022). Insight: the Mountain West has roughly double the national roofing density. Citation-worthy because it reframes a raw count into a per-capita competition metric no trade source publishes.
- Firm-size distribution bar chart. Data: establishments by employment-size class (Census CBP 2022). Insight: 90.4% of roofing establishments have fewer than 20 employees. Citation-worthy as the cleanest single visual of how small the typical roofer is.
- Establishment count trend line, 2017 to 2022. Data: Census CBP establishment counts for NAICS 238160. Insight: a 26.5% rise in five years. Citation-worthy as the definitive growth curve of the roofing business population.
- Top-and-bottom states grouped bar. Data: establishment counts for the ten largest and ten smallest states (Census CBP 2022). Insight: three states hold 28.4% of all roofing establishments.
- Average crew size by state. Data: employees per establishment by state (Census CBP 2022). Insight: a 6x spread from Montana to Nevada.
Methodology
Source selection: only primary federal datasets were used for establishment, firm, employment, payroll, and population figures, specifically the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns, the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics of U.S. Businesses, the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Industry scope is fixed to NAICS code 238160, Roofing Contractors, at the 6-digit level. No secondary or commercial market-research estimates were used for any count.
Inclusion and exclusion: only employer establishments and firms (businesses with at least one paid employee) are counted in the establishment and firm totals, because that is what County Business Patterns and SUSB measure. Self-employed roofers with no payroll are excluded and noted as a limitation. The 50 states and the District of Columbia are included; territories are not.
Handling conflicting numbers: County Business Patterns 2022 and Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022 report identical employment (204,998) and payroll values because SUSB is constructed from CBP, so they are treated as one source for employment and payroll and as complementary for the separate firm and establishment counts. Where the BLS OEWS job count (238,300) differs from the Census paid-employee count (204,998), both are reported as a range with the methodological reason for the gap, rather than picking one.
Derived estimates: density is establishment count divided by population times 100,000. Average crew size is employment divided by establishments. The firms-to-establishments ratio is firms divided by establishments. Year-over-year and multi-year changes are simple percentage changes between Census CBP years. All derived figures use only the cited federal inputs and are labeled as derived.
Data limitations and currency: the latest complete federal 6-digit roofing data are for 2022 (Census CBP and SUSB) and May 2023 (BLS OEWS). These are the current authoritative figures as of this writing and are labeled with their year throughout; they are not the same as the present calendar year. Last updated: June 29, 2026.
Source Quality and Tiering
Tier 1 (primary government data), the only tier used for counts:
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022, NAICS 238160 (establishments, employment, payroll, firm-size classes).
- U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses, 2022, NAICS 238160 (firms, establishments, employment, payroll, enterprise-size classes).
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2022 state and national population (used for density).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2023, NAICS 238160 (industry employment and wages).
No Tier 2 or Tier 3 sources were used for any numeric claim on this page. All figures trace to federal databases retrieved directly.
Most Quotable Statistics
- The United States had 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022).
- Roofing contractors employed 204,998 paid workers and paid $13.3 billion in payroll in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022).
- The national density was 7.36 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022 (Census CBP and Population Estimates 2022).
- Idaho was the most saturated state at 15.42 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022 (Census CBP and Population Estimates 2022).
- 90.8% of roofing firms had fewer than 20 employees in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022).
- The roofing establishment count rose 26.5% from 2017 to 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, CBP).
- Only 18 roofing firms in the country employed 500 or more people in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, SUSB 2022).
Data Limitations
- The establishment and firm counts cover employer businesses only. Self-employed roofers with no payroll, tracked by the Census Nonemployer Statistics program, are not included and would raise the total business population substantially; that file was not retrieved for this briefing.
- The latest complete 6-digit roofing data are for 2022 (Census) and May 2023 (BLS). They are current but not same-year as 2026; treat them as the most recent authoritative counts, not real-time figures.
- County Business Patterns for 2019 and 2020 were not retrieved, so the 2017-to-2022 trend skips those two years.
- Some state and size-class cells in Census files carry noise flags for disclosure protection; the totals used here are the published figures.
- BLS OEWS counts jobs and Census counts paid employees, so the two employment figures differ by method and reference period and should not be summed.
- Density reflects climate, housing stock, and storm exposure as well as competition, so a high per-capita count does not by itself indicate an oversupplied market.
Recommended Downloadable Dataset Fields
A CSV companion to this research should carry these columns: state_name, state_fips, year, naics_code, establishments, firms, paid_employees, annual_payroll_usd_thousands, population, establishments_per_100k, employees_per_establishment, firms_per_100k, source_dataset, source_url.
Press Summary
The United States had 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments in 2022, run by 24,044 firms and employing 204,998 paid workers with $13.3 billion in payroll, according to U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns and Statistics of U.S. Businesses data for NAICS code 238160. The industry is overwhelmingly small: 90.8% of roofing firms had fewer than 20 employees and only 18 firms nationwide employed 500 or more. Measured per capita, roofing is densest in the Mountain West and Plains. Idaho led the country with 15.42 roofing establishments per 100,000 residents, more than double the national rate of 7.36, while the District of Columbia, Nevada, and Mississippi were the least saturated. The count has grown steadily, up 26.5% from 19,396 establishments in 2017. Nearly every roofing firm runs a single location, with multi-location firms accounting for under 2% of establishments, a baseline against which future consolidation can be tracked. The Roofing Brief compiled these figures directly from federal databases.
Five Headlines Journalists Can Use
- America Has 24,532 Roofing Contractors, and Three States Hold More Than a Quarter of Them
- Idaho Is the Most Roofer-Saturated State in America, With Double the National Density
- Roofing Is a Small-Business Industry: 9 in 10 Firms Have Fewer Than 20 Workers
- The U.S. Roofing Business Count Grew 26% in Five Years
- Just 18 Roofing Firms in America Employ 500 or More People
Frequently Asked Questions
How many roofing contractors are in the US?
There were 24,532 employer roofing contractor establishments in the United States in 2022, the latest year of complete federal data (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 238160). These were run by 24,044 distinct firms.
How many people work in roofing?
Roofing contractor establishments employed 204,998 paid workers in 2022 (Census CBP 2022). The BLS counted 238,300 wage-and-salary jobs in the industry as of May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
Which state has the most roofing contractors?
California had the most, with 2,795 establishments in 2022, followed by Texas with 2,347 and Florida with 2,027 (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
Which state has the most roofing contractors per capita?
Idaho, at 15.42 establishments per 100,000 residents in 2022, more than double the national rate of 7.36 (Census CBP and Population Estimates 2022).
Which state has the fewest roofing contractors per capita?
Among states, Nevada had the fewest at 3.52 per 100,000 residents, then Mississippi at 3.67; the District of Columbia was lowest overall at 1.04 (Census CBP and Population Estimates 2022).
How big is the typical roofing company?
Small. The average establishment had 8.4 employees in 2022, but 64.4% of establishments had fewer than 5 employees and 90.4% had fewer than 20 (Census CBP 2022, NAICS 238160).
How much do roofing contractors pay in wages?
The industry paid $13.3 billion in annual payroll in 2022, about $64,900 per paid employee (Census SUSB 2022). The mean annual wage across all occupations was $61,340 as of May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
Is the number of roofing contractors growing?
Yes. The establishment count rose 26.5% from 19,396 in 2017 to 24,532 in 2022, including a 3.6% gain from 2021 to 2022 (Census CBP, NAICS 238160).
How many large roofing companies are there?
Few. Only 25 roofing firms employed 250 or more people in 2022, and only 18 employed 500 or more (Census CBP and SUSB 2022).
Does this count self-employed roofers?
No. The 24,532 figure counts employer businesses with at least one paid employee. Sole-proprietor roofers with no payroll are tracked separately under Census Nonemployer Statistics and would add to the total (U.S. Census Bureau).
Cite This Research
The Roofing Brief, “How Many Roofing Contractors Are in the US? 2026 Count and Density Report,” 2026, https://theroofingbrief.com/us-roofing-contractor-count-report/
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