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Electricians in the Decatur, AL metro area
The electricians in the Decatur, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #208 of 383 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +27.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 electricians in the Decatur metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in the Decatur metro area spend about $170.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,727 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Decatur metro area was 46 in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,362 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Decatur metro area.
Population estimates show the Decatur metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Decatur metro area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #208 of 383 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Decatur 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 | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $12.2M | $12.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,362 | 1,972 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.8% | +18.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,727 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46+27.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 803
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.2M
- 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
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Decatur 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 Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents 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 Decatur 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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
The Decatur metro area has 14 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $170.9M a year, or $2,727 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 electricians on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Decatur metro area has 2.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $12.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,362 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Decatur metro area scores 48 for electricians (lower middle), #208 of 383 scored metro areas.
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