Washington, DC · Roofers

Roofers in Washington, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 370 roofing contractors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,589 people with $267.3 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

370

12th most of 379 US metro areas

People employed

3,589

9.7 per business, against 8.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$267.3 million

$74,488 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

78%

of businesses, against 79% across all metros

Change since 2022

-1.1%

in the number of businesses (374 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Washington.

  • Washington is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of roofing contractors, 12th of 379.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 9.7 employees.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps roofers in Washington.

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Estimates priced by the square

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Questions

Roofers in Washington

How many roofing contractors are there in Washington?

370 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,589 people and paid $267.3 million in annual payroll.

Is the Washington market for roofers growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 374 to 370 (-1.1%).

What does VERA do for roofers in Washington?

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