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Who does AI recommend for roofing company work?

We ask AI engines the exact question a customer asks — “what are the best roofing company options in [city]?” — across 10 US metros on a rolling schedule, store every answer as a receipt, and measure it deterministically. This page is the live roofing company slice.

Sample: 10 captured answers · engine: DeepSeek · latest capture Jul 2, 2026

70%

of answers name specific roofing company companies

3.4

companies named per answer, average

60%

of answers cite directories alongside

0%

hedge with no names — open seats

By metro

Where the roofing companyrecommendation seats are taken — and where they’re still open.

MetroNamed ≥1AvgDir.
Tampa, FL100%7100%
San Antonio, TX100%5100%
Denver, CO100%10%
Chicago, IL100%50%
Houston, TX100%60%
Dallas, TX100%50%
Phoenix, AZ100%5100%
Columbus, OH0%0100%
Charlotte, NC0%0100%
Atlanta, GA0%0100%

What this means if you run a roofing company

When a customer asks, the engines answer with roughly 3.4 named companies — and 70% of the time those names are specific businesses someone can call. Either yours is on that shortlist or a competitor’s is. The metros above showing lower rates are open seats: nobody has built the signals yet, and the first roofing company to do so tends to take the recommendation and hold it. Our full playbook for this trade is on AEO for Roofing.

Methodology, limits, and the cross-trade picture live on the Local AI Index. Cite freely (CC-BY): RankNext Local AI Index.

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