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The Roof Spending Clock
US homeowners spend about $1,480 on roofing every second. This clock started when you opened the page.
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At the 2021–2023 pace
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The typical roofing job in the survey cost $10,000. Yours depends on size, material and tear-off. Get a price range in about a minute.
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The US Census Bureau and HUD ask homeowners about their home improvements in the American Housing Survey. In the 2023 survey, homeowners reported 8.3 million roofing projects and $93.5 billion in roofing spending for 2021–2023. The median roofing job cost $10,000, the highest of any project type in the survey.
The survey covers about two years. So the clock uses $93.5 billion ÷ 2 = $46.75 billion a year. That is $1,481 a second, and 4.15 million roof jobs a year. It is an average pace, not a live feed. Real spending rises after storm seasons and falls in winter.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and HUD, 2023 American Housing Survey, “Home Improvements” (PDF). Total expenditures and number of projects, roofing row. Next survey: 2025 AHS.
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