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Electricians in Madison County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #49 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 22 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
42
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
71
+7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$515.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,121 a household
Spending per listing
$12.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,516
+11.0% 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

Madison County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #49 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 22 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.

At $3,121 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $515.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $12.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 42 electricians on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as electrical contractors, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $371K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Madison County. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.12.5
Spending per listing$12.3M$12.6M$12M
Households per official establishment2,3241,9721,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.6%+18.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,121$2,699$3,018
Median household income$86,499$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score8058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 71+7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,112
Annual payroll, 2023
$65.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$371K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,516+11.0% since 2020
Households
165,031
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,432
Median home value
$299,200
Jobs located here
217,020
Daytime population
448,110Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Madison County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 electricians in Madison County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.

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

About $515.1M a year, or $3,121 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 electricians on map listings, it comes to $12.3M 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 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $12.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Madison County would have about 43, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 80 for electricians (high), #49 of 1,160 scored counties.

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