San Francisco, CA · Roofers

Roofers in San Francisco, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 354 roofing contractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,149 people with $256.3 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

354

13th most of 379 US metro areas

People employed

3,149

8.9 per business, against 8.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$256.3 million

$81,379 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

76%

of businesses, against 79% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.0%

in the number of businesses (347 in 2022)

What the numbers say about San Francisco.

  • San Francisco is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of roofing contractors, 13th of 379.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 8.9 employees.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $81,379 per employee a year, against $71,149.
  • The market grew: 7 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps roofers in San Francisco.

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Questions

Roofers in San Francisco

How many roofing contractors are there in San Francisco?

354 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,149 people and paid $256.3 million in annual payroll.

Is the San Francisco market for roofers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 347 to 354 (+2.0%).

What does VERA do for roofers in San Francisco?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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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