Des Moines, IA · Roofers
Roofers in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 84 roofing contractors in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 636 people with $46.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
84
56th most of 379 US metro areas
636
7.6 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$46.4 million
$73,031 per employee
77%
of businesses, against 79% across all metros
+15.1%
in the number of businesses (73 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 56th of 379 US metro areas by number of roofing contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 7.6 employees each, against 8.8 across all metros.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps roofers in Des Moines.
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Estimates priced by the square
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Questions
Roofers in Des Moines
How many roofing contractors are there in Des Moines?
84 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 636 people and paid $46.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for roofers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 73 to 84 (+15.1%).
What does VERA do for roofers in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines 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.
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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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