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Electricians in Gunnison County, CO
How Gunnison County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,033 of 1,160 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,439
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in Gunnison County is 27 (lower middle), #1,033 of 1,160 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,911 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Gunnison County spend about $24.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.9M per company, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 5 electricians on map listings in Gunnison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Gunnison County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 425 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Gunnison County. Population estimates show Gunnison County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gunnison 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 | Gunnison County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $10.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 425 | 1,064 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,911 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,527 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Gunnison 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 Gunnison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,439+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,494
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,239 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,255
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,882
- Daytime population
- 16,889Residents 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 |
| 17Gunnison County, CO | 27 | 5 | 5.9 | $4.9M | +2.9% | #1,033 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Gunnison County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 electricians in Gunnison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $24.7M a year, or $2,911 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 electricians on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gunnison County, CO compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Gunnison County has 5.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $4.9M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 425 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 27 for electricians (lower middle), #1,033 of 1,160 scored counties.
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