NAICS 238160 · California overview

Roofing Contractors in Fresno County

Fresno County had 71 Roofing establishments in 2023, ranking 11 of 50 California counties and accounting for 2.4% of the statewide total.

Establishments (2023)
71
Rank 11 of 50 counties
Employees
593
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$40M
All establishments
Per 10k residents
0.7
1,035,456 residents

More recent reading

BLS QCEW, 2026Q1

The figures above are County Business Patterns, which carries the size distribution but runs about two years behind. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes quarterly, so this is the same industry roughly 3 years later. The two count different universes, Census counts establishments with paid employees in the March pay period and BLS counts worksites covered by unemployment insurance during the quarter, so the numbers are not directly comparable and either can be the larger.

Establishments
91
2026Q1
Employment
765
Quarter-end level
Average weekly wage
$1,238
Per covered worker
Quarterly trend
+4.6%
2025Q2 to 2026Q1
Concentration vs the national averageBLS, 2026Q1

1.18 location quotient. Roofing is about as concentrated in Fresno County as it is nationally.

Computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not derived here. Above 1.0 means the industry is a larger share of local employment than of national employment.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution for Roofing in Fresno County. 15 of 71 establishments (21%) employ 10 or more people, the practical floor for most acquisition financing.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
1-44360.6%
5-91115.5%
10-19811.3%
20-4979.9%

Establishment trend

Year-over-year establishment counts, County Business Patterns. Net growth of 16.4% since 2020.

YearEstablishmentsChange
202061n/a
202164+3
2022640
202371+7

How this market compares

Fresno County against every other county in California on the same measure. The median excludes places under 2,000 residents, where per-capita figures are arithmetically true but analytically useless.

Below average0.7 per 10,000 residents, against a state median of 0.9

Fewer businesses per resident than the typical California market. Often an underserved market, though it can also mean residents buy this service in a neighbouring town.

Vs state median
-24%
Businesses per resident
Rank by count
#11
of 50 counties
Rank by density
#42
of 50 ranked
Since 2020
+16%
Change in establishments

Density compares roofing contractors provision per resident. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Fresno tracks the California size distribution closely.

Share of establishmentsFresnoCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer60.6%63.4%-2.8%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target36.6%32.6%+4.0%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing21.1%16.4%+4.7%

What acquirers look at

Storm-driven revenue is lumpy and insurance-dependent; recurring commercial maintenance contracts are the durable part. Diligence should isolate re-roof versus repair mix.

Cities in Fresno

The figures above cover the county as a whole. These are the places within it.

Other industries in Fresno

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.