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Electricians in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area

How the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #336 of 383 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
40
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,747 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
144,368
−0.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Flagstaff metro area is 32 (lower middle), #336 of 383 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Flagstaff metro area comes to about $151.4M a year: $2,747 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.5M per company, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 16 electricians on map listings in the Flagstaff metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Flagstaff metro area in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,378 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $207K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Flagstaff metro area. Population estimates show the Flagstaff metro area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Flagstaff metro area compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Flagstaff, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureFlagstaff metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.91.92.5
Spending per listing$9.5M$14.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,3781,6621,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.2%+19.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,747$2,855$3,018
Median household income$72,966$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score3274

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40+21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
286
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$207K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
144,368−0.6% since 2020
Households
55,118
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
18,616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,878
Median home value
$448,000
Jobs located here
59,472
Daytime population
148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for electricians, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ723822.0$14.8M+7.3%#33 of 383
2Tucson, AZ70591.3$19.9M+2.8%#41 of 383
3Yuma, AZ66121.5$16.3M+9.2%#63 of 383
4Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ47272.4$11M+6.5%#219 of 383
5Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ44122.4$10.3M+0.6%#236 of 383
6Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ41252.5$9.9M+6.5%#265 of 383
7Flagstaff, AZ32162.9$9.5M−0.6%#336 of 383

Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 electricians in the Flagstaff metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $151.4M a year, or $2,747 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Flagstaff metro area has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.5M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,378 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Flagstaff metro area scores 32 for electricians (lower middle), #336 of 383 scored metro areas.

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