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Electricians in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #372 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
28
−6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,017 a household
Spending per listing
$18.3M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,972
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 electricians in Fairbanks North Star Borough. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $3,017 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $109.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $18.3M per company, 52% 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 28 businesses with payroll in Fairbanks North Star Borough classed as electrical contractors, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 59 (upper middle), #372 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Alaska.

How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.73.12.5
Spending per listing$18.3M$9.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,2991,1091,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.7%+4.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,017$3,064$3,018
Median household income$88,267$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score5935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 28−6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
220
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
93,972−1.4% since 2020
Households
36,359
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
7,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,548
Median home value
$298,200
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for electricians, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK5961.7$18.3M−1.4%#372 of 1,160
2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK4383.3$8.7M+5.1%#751 of 1,160
3Anchorage Municipality, AK40423.9$8.4M−1.3%#824 of 1,160
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK40194.8$6.3M+10.4%#834 of 1,160
5Juneau City and Borough, AK2975.3$6M−1.8%#1,001 of 1,160

Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 6 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $109.7M a year, or $3,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 electricians on map listings, it comes to $18.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 1.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $18.3M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 59 for electricians (upper middle), #372 of 1,160 scored counties.

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