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Electricians in San Benito County, CA
How San Benito County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #626 of 1,160 scored counties
#28 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,433 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,082
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 electricians in San Benito County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in San Benito County comes to about $70.6M a year: $3,433 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 electricians, that is $7.8M per company, 35% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in San Benito County was 24 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 857 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in San Benito County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Benito County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #626 of 1,160 scored counties and #28 of 42 scored counties in California.
How San Benito 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.
| Measure | San Benito County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $14.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 857 | 1,333 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +12.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,433 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $114,394 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 289
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,082+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,561
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,684
- Median home value
- $793,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,302
- Daytime population
- 57,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 76 | 45 | 1.8 | $16.5M | +5.5% | #80 of 1,160 |
| 2Yolo County, CA | 75 | 14 | 1.8 | $16.8M | +3.1% | #90 of 1,160 |
| 3San Francisco County, CA | 72 | 71 | 2.0 | $19.6M | −5.6% | #125 of 1,160 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 69 | 16 | 1.9 | $13.8M | +5.1% | #174 of 1,160 |
| 5Santa Clara County, CA | 68 | 134 | 2.0 | $20.3M | −0.9% | #186 of 1,160 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 68 | 83 | 2.0 | $18.3M | +0.3% | #187 of 1,160 |
| 7Alameda County, CA | 66 | 131 | 2.2 | $17M | −2.6% | #223 of 1,160 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 66 | 23 | 1.6 | $16.7M | +2.4% | #224 of 1,160 |
| 9Sacramento County, CA | 66 | 127 | 2.2 | $13.6M | +2.0% | #230 of 1,160 |
| 10Solano County, CA | 65 | 35 | 2.2 | $14.3M | +0.6% | #244 of 1,160 |
| 28San Benito County, CA | 49 | 9 | 4.4 | $7.8M | +8.6% | #626 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in San Benito County, CA?
San Benito County has 9 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in San Benito County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $70.6M a year, or $3,433 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
San Benito County has 4.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.8M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, San Benito County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 857 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County scores 49 for electricians (lower middle), #626 of 1,160 scored counties.
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