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Electricians in Escambia County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Escambia County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,131 of 1,160 scored counties
#22 of 22 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,300 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,665
0.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Escambia County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #1,131 of 1,160 scored counties and #22 of 22 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 electricians in Escambia County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $2,300 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Escambia County spend about $29.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 915 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Escambia County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Escambia County 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.

Electricians in Escambia County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureEscambia CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.92.12.5
Spending per listing$5.9M$12.6M$12M
Households per official establishment9151,9721,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,300$2,699$3,018
Median household income$48,225$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score1458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 14
Employees, 2023
373
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Escambia County, 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 Escambia County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,6650.0% since 2020
Households
12,808
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
945 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$48,225+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,450
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
12,506
Daytime population
34,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for electricians, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Escambia County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL80422.5$12.3M+11.0%#49 of 1,160
2Lee County, AL75111.6$17M+8.6%#89 of 1,160
3Limestone County, AL72122.9$10.4M+18.0%#143 of 1,160
4Tuscaloosa County, AL71161.8$15.2M+3.8%#150 of 1,160
5Shelby County, AL69252.9$11.5M+6.5%#184 of 1,160
6Houston County, AL6792.1$12.5M+2.8%#216 of 1,160
7Talladega County, AL6251.5$16.5M+0.3%#302 of 1,160
8Marshall County, AL6271.9$13.9M+6.0%#304 of 1,160
9Colbert County, AL6252.1$12.3M+3.8%#312 of 1,160
10Elmore County, AL6192.7$10.4M+4.2%#341 of 1,160
22Escambia County, AL1453.9$5.9M0.0%#1,131 of 1,160

Other business types in Escambia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Escambia County, AL?

There are 5 electricians on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Escambia County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $29.5M a year, or $2,300 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 electricians on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,808 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Escambia County, AL compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Escambia County has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $5.9M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Escambia County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 915 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Escambia County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Escambia County at 36,665 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,808 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $48,225 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Escambia County scores 14 for electricians (low), #1,131 of 1,160 scored counties.

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