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Electricians in Sacramento County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #230 of 1,160 scored counties
#9 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
127
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
353
+14.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.7B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,035 a household
Spending per listing
$13.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,618,460
+2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 electricians in Sacramento County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Sacramento County spend about $1.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,035 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $13.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Sacramento County was 353 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,618 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $10.3M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Sacramento County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sacramento County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Sacramento County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #230 of 1,160 scored counties and #9 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sacramento 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 Sacramento County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSacramento CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.22.5
Spending per listing$13.6M$14.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,6181,3331,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.6%+12.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,035$3,240$3,018
Median household income$92,175$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
308 → 353+14.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,223
Annual payroll, 2023
$516.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1271 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
19
Amount
$10.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
Households
571,057
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
965 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,651
Median household income
$92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,155
Median home value
$534,200
Jobs located here
724,651
Daytime population
1,607,887Residents 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 Sacramento 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

Other business types in Sacramento County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Sacramento County, CA?

There are 127 electricians on map listings in Sacramento County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 353 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.

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

About $1.7B a year, or $3,035 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sacramento County has 2.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 144, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,618 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Sacramento County scores 66 for electricians (upper middle), #230 of 1,160 scored counties.

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