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Electricians in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #795 of 1,160 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +35.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $116.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,626 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 electricians in Craighead County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,626 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Craighead County spend about $116.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $9M per company, 25% 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 42 businesses with payroll in Craighead County classed as electrical contractors, up 35.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,058 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Craighead County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Craighead County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Craighead County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #795 of 1,160 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Craighead County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $11.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,058 | 1,593 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.5% | +16.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,626 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 42+35.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $54K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for electricians, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 67 | 32 | 2.9 | $11.4M | +16.0% | #218 of 1,160 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 64 | 25 | 2.6 | $11.1M | +9.9% | #269 of 1,160 |
| 3Pulaski County, AR | 62 | 36 | 2.1 | $13.1M | +1.3% | #308 of 1,160 |
| 4Lonoke County, AR | 59 | 7 | 2.5 | $11.4M | +3.5% | #380 of 1,160 |
| 5Saline County, AR | 52 | 14 | 2.8 | $10.3M | +7.6% | #539 of 1,160 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 42 | 5 | 2.8 | $9M | +3.4% | #766 of 1,160 |
| 7Sebastian County, AR | 42 | 16 | 3.1 | $8.5M | +2.2% | #770 of 1,160 |
| 8Faulkner County, AR | 42 | 20 | 4.1 | $6.8M | +8.2% | #779 of 1,160 |
| 9Jefferson County, AR | 41 | 6 | 2.5 | $9.6M | −5.7% | #789 of 1,160 |
| 10Craighead County, AR | 41 | 13 | 2.9 | $9M | +4.8% | #795 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Craighead County, AR?
There are 13 electricians on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $116.7M a year, or $2,626 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Craighead County has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Craighead County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,058 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 41 for electricians (lower middle), #795 of 1,160 scored counties.
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