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Electricians in Sonoma County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Sonoma County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #819 of 1,160 scored counties
#36 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 69
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 234
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $631.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sonoma County spend about $631.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,309 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.2M per company, 24% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 69 electricians on map listings in Sonoma County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Sonoma County was 234 in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 816 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Sonoma County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sonoma County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Sonoma County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #819 of 1,160 scored counties and #36 of 42 scored counties in California.
How Sonoma 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 | Sonoma County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $14.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 816 | 1,333 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +12.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,309 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 218 → 234+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,734
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $149.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 690 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 |
| 36Sonoma County, CA | 40 | 69 | 3.6 | $9.2M | −0.4% | #819 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Sonoma County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 electricians in Sonoma County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Sonoma County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $631.9M a year, or $3,309 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 190,998 households in Sonoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sonoma County, CA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Sonoma County has 3.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Sonoma County would have about 53, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 816 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sonoma County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sonoma County at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. Median household income in Sonoma County is $104,674, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Sonoma County scores 40 for electricians (lower middle), #819 of 1,160 scored counties.
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