Chicago, IL · Roofers
Roofers in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 768 roofing contractors in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,141 people with $484 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
768
2nd most of 379 US metro areas
5,141
6.7 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$484 million
$94,140 per employee
83%
of businesses, against 79% across all metros
+1.1%
in the number of businesses (760 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for roofing contractors, 2nd of 379.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.7 employees each, against 8.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $94,140 per employee a year, against $71,149.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps roofers in Chicago.
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Questions
Roofers in Chicago
How many roofing contractors are there in Chicago?
768 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,141 people and paid $484 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for roofers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 760 to 768 (+1.1%).
What does VERA do for roofers in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Roofers in other markets
Other Chicago markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is roofing contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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