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Electricians in Mesa County, CO

How Mesa 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #879 of 1,160 scored counties
#13 of 20 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
25
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
57
+3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$177.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,698 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,845
+4.4% 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

Mesa County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #879 of 1,160 scored counties and #13 of 20 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Mesa County spend about $177.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,698 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per company, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 25 electricians on map listings in Mesa County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Mesa County classed as electrical contractors, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,155 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $168K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Mesa County. Population estimates show Mesa County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mesa 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.

Electricians in Mesa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMesa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.02.5
Spending per listing$7.1M$10.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,1551,0641,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+11.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,698$3,138$3,018
Median household income$73,658$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 57+3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
495
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
250 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$168K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
162,845+4.4% since 2020
Households
65,830
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,145
Median home value
$378,600
Jobs located here
65,394
Daytime population
156,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for electricians, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Mesa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO79302.1$18.3M+10.9%#50 of 1,160
2Denver County, CO79651.9$16.4M+3.2%#53 of 1,160
3Broomfield County, CO7592.8$12.7M+6.3%#95 of 1,160
4Boulder County, CO63352.6$13.2M−0.7%#284 of 1,160
5El Paso County, CO62742.6$11.9M+3.2%#314 of 1,160
6Arapahoe County, CO59732.8$11.4M+2.8%#379 of 1,160
7Adams County, CO51633.3$9.1M+6.6%#561 of 1,160
8Larimer County, CO51523.4$9.1M+4.8%#562 of 1,160
9Weld County, CO45534.3$7.1M+14.2%#720 of 1,160
10Jefferson County, CO43833.4$9.8M−0.5%#747 of 1,160
13Mesa County, CO37253.8$7.1M+4.4%#879 of 1,160

Other business types in Mesa County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Mesa County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 electricians in Mesa County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $177.6M a year, or $2,698 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Mesa County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.1M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Mesa County would have about 15, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,155 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 37 for electricians (lower middle), #879 of 1,160 scored counties.

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