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Electricians in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #324 of 383 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $110.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,459 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #324 of 383 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Anniston-Oxford metro area comes to about $110.7M a year: $2,459 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 14 electricians on map listings in the Anniston-Oxford metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Anniston-Oxford metro area classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 3,001 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Anniston-Oxford metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Anniston-Oxford metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the electricians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Anniston-Oxford metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $12.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,001 | 1,972 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,459 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Anniston-Oxford metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for electricians, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Anniston-Oxford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 77 | 54 | 2.6 | $11.9M | +12.5% | #14 of 383 |
| 2Auburn-Opelika, AL | 75 | 11 | 1.4 | $18.5M | +7.1% | #19 of 383 |
| 3Tuscaloosa, AL | 69 | 17 | 1.6 | $16.3M | +2.9% | #46 of 383 |
| 4Dothan, AL | 68 | 11 | 1.8 | $14.2M | +3.4% | #54 of 383 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 58 | 106 | 2.3 | $12.6M | +1.4% | #128 of 383 |
| 6Montgomery, AL | 56 | 32 | 2.1 | $12.7M | +0.9% | #144 of 383 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 53 | 27 | 2.1 | $12.2M | −1.3% | #172 of 383 |
| 7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 49 | 16 | 2.5 | $10.4M | +3.5% | #203 of 383 |
| 8Decatur, AL | 48 | 14 | 2.2 | $12.2M | +2.5% | #208 of 383 |
| 9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 45 | 38 | 3.9 | $7.6M | +14.8% | #233 of 383 |
| 11Anniston-Oxford, AL | 34 | 14 | 3.1 | $7.9M | −0.3% | #324 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 electricians in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $110.7M a year, or $2,459 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.9M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,015 households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 3.1 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.9M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Anniston-Oxford metro area would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,001 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anniston-Oxford metro area at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. Median household income in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is $55,029, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 34 for electricians (lower middle), #324 of 383 scored metro areas.
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