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Electricians in Jefferson County, AL
How Jefferson County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #350 of 1,160 scored counties
#11 of 22 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 53
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 141
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $761.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 electricians in Jefferson County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Jefferson County comes to about $761.3M a year: $2,821 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 53 electricians, that is $14.4M per company, 20% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 141 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as electrical contractors, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,914 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $395K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Jefferson County is 60 (upper middle), #350 of 1,160 scored counties and #11 of 22 scored counties in Alabama.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $12.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,914 | 1,972 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +18.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,821 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120 → 141+17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,871
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $116.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 531 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $395K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AL | 80 | 42 | 2.5 | $12.3M | +11.0% | #49 of 1,160 |
| 2Lee County, AL | 75 | 11 | 1.6 | $17M | +8.6% | #89 of 1,160 |
| 3Limestone County, AL | 72 | 12 | 2.9 | $10.4M | +18.0% | #143 of 1,160 |
| 4Tuscaloosa County, AL | 71 | 16 | 1.8 | $15.2M | +3.8% | #150 of 1,160 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 69 | 25 | 2.9 | $11.5M | +6.5% | #184 of 1,160 |
| 6Houston County, AL | 67 | 9 | 2.1 | $12.5M | +2.8% | #216 of 1,160 |
| 7Talladega County, AL | 62 | 5 | 1.5 | $16.5M | +0.3% | #302 of 1,160 |
| 8Marshall County, AL | 62 | 7 | 1.9 | $13.9M | +6.0% | #304 of 1,160 |
| 9Colbert County, AL | 62 | 5 | 2.1 | $12.3M | +3.8% | #312 of 1,160 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 61 | 9 | 2.7 | $10.4M | +4.2% | #341 of 1,160 |
| 11Jefferson County, AL | 60 | 53 | 2.0 | $14.4M | −1.3% | #350 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Jefferson County, AL?
Jefferson County has 53 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $761.3M a year, or $2,821 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Jefferson County has 2.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 63, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,914 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 60 for electricians (upper middle), #350 of 1,160 scored counties.
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