Detroit, MI · Roofers
Roofers in Detroit, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 194 roofing contractors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,592 people with $222.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
194
27th most of 379 US metro areas
2,592
13.4 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$222.5 million
$85,840 per employee
75%
of businesses, against 79% across all metros
+9.6%
in the number of businesses (177 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Detroit.
- Detroit is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of roofing contractors, 27th of 379.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 13.4 employees each, against 8.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $85,840 per employee a year, against $71,149.
- The market grew: 17 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps roofers in Detroit.
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Questions
Roofers in Detroit
How many roofing contractors are there in Detroit?
194 in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,592 people and paid $222.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Detroit market for roofers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 177 to 194 (+9.6%).
What does VERA do for roofers in Detroit?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Detroit 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 Detroit 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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