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Electricians in Humboldt County, CA

The electricians in Humboldt County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #629 of 1,160 scored counties
#29 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
38
+15.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,541 a household
Spending per listing
$17.4M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,647
−3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 electricians in Humboldt County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Humboldt County spend about $139.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,541 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 electricians, that is $17.4M per company, 45% 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 38 businesses with payroll in Humboldt County classed as electrical contractors, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,445 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $243K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Humboldt County.

Population estimates put the population change in Humboldt County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Humboldt County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #629 of 1,160 scored counties and #29 of 42 scored counties in California.

How Humboldt County compares

The same measures for California 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 Humboldt County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.22.5
Spending per listing$17.4M$14.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,4451,3331,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.2%+12.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,541$3,240$3,018
Median household income$61,160$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 38+15.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
160
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$243K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
131,647−3.4% since 2020
Households
54,922
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,194
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
48,178
Daytime population
133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for electricians, numbered among those based in California, with Humboldt County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA76451.8$16.5M+5.5%#80 of 1,160
2Yolo County, CA75141.8$16.8M+3.1%#90 of 1,160
3San Francisco County, CA72712.0$19.6M−5.6%#125 of 1,160
4Merced County, CA69161.9$13.8M+5.1%#174 of 1,160
5Santa Clara County, CA681342.0$20.3M−0.9%#186 of 1,160
6Contra Costa County, CA68832.0$18.3M+0.3%#187 of 1,160
7Alameda County, CA661312.2$17M−2.6%#223 of 1,160
8Tulare County, CA66231.6$16.7M+2.4%#224 of 1,160
9Sacramento County, CA661272.2$13.6M+2.0%#230 of 1,160
10Solano County, CA65352.2$14.3M+0.6%#244 of 1,160
29Humboldt County, CA4881.5$17.4M−3.4%#629 of 1,160

Other business types in Humboldt County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Humboldt County, CA?

There are 8 electricians on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $139.5M a year, or $2,541 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 electricians on map listings, it comes to $17.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Humboldt County has 1.5 electricians per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $17.4M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,445 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 48 for electricians (lower middle), #629 of 1,160 scored counties.

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