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Electricians in Denver County, CO
The electricians in Denver County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #53 of 1,160 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 65
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 158
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,179 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.4M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 740,613
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Denver County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #53 of 1,160 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
At $3,179 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Denver County spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 65 electricians, that is $16.4M per company, 37% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
Denver County has 65 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 158 businesses with payroll in Denver County classed as electrical contractors, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Denver County. Population estimates show Denver County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Denver County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Denver County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $16.4M | $10.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,123 | 1,064 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | +11.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,179 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $94,718 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 158+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,069
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $235.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Denver 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 Denver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 740,613+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 335,428
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 153 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,696
- Median household income
- $94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,552
- Median home value
- $616,000
- Jobs located here
- 557,999
- Daytime population
- 911,038Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 79 | 30 | 2.1 | $18.3M | +10.9% | #50 of 1,160 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 79 | 65 | 1.9 | $16.4M | +3.2% | #53 of 1,160 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 75 | 9 | 2.8 | $12.7M | +6.3% | #95 of 1,160 |
| 4Boulder County, CO | 63 | 35 | 2.6 | $13.2M | −0.7% | #284 of 1,160 |
| 5El Paso County, CO | 62 | 74 | 2.6 | $11.9M | +3.2% | #314 of 1,160 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 59 | 73 | 2.8 | $11.4M | +2.8% | #379 of 1,160 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 51 | 63 | 3.3 | $9.1M | +6.6% | #561 of 1,160 |
| 8Larimer County, CO | 51 | 52 | 3.4 | $9.1M | +4.8% | #562 of 1,160 |
| 9Weld County, CO | 45 | 53 | 4.3 | $7.1M | +14.2% | #720 of 1,160 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 43 | 83 | 3.4 | $9.8M | −0.5% | #747 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Denver County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 electricians in Denver County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Denver County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,179 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 electricians on map listings, it comes to $16.4M 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 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denver County, CO compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Denver County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $16.4M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Denver County would have about 89, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Denver County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 79 for electricians (high), #53 of 1,160 scored counties.
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