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Electricians in Ventura County, CA

How Ventura 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #568 of 1,160 scored counties
#26 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
80
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
270
+1.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$947.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,379 a household
Spending per listing
$11.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 80 electricians in Ventura County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Ventura County spend about $947.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,379 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $11.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 270 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Ventura County in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,038 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Ventura County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ventura County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ventura County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #568 of 1,160 scored counties and #26 of 42 scored counties in California.

How Ventura 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 Ventura County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureVentura CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.22.5
Spending per listing$11.8M$14.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,0381,3331,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.9%+12.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,379$3,240$3,018
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
265 → 270+1.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,935
Annual payroll, 2023
$135.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
800 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents 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 Ventura 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
26Ventura County, CA50802.9$11.8M−1.5%#568 of 1,160

Other business types in Ventura County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Ventura County, CA?

Ventura County has 80 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 270 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019.

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

About $947.4M a year, or $3,379 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ventura County has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Ventura County would have about 79, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,038 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 50 for electricians (upper middle), #568 of 1,160 scored counties.

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