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Electricians in the Rifle, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Rifle, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #260 of 295 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For electricians, the Rifle area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #260 of 295 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $3,079 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Rifle area spend about $100.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 24 electricians, that is $4.2M per company, 65% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 24 electricians on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Rifle area in 2023, up 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 351 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $495K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Rifle area. Population estimates show the Rifle area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rifle area 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 | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $10.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 351 | 1,064 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.4% | +11.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,079 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93+13.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 563
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $495K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Rifle area, 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 the Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durango, CO | 58 | 8 | 3.3 | $8.9M | +2.2% | #98 of 295 |
| 2Cañon City, CO | 52 | 5 | 2.8 | $8.9M | +2.4% | #140 of 295 |
| 3Edwards, CO | 45 | 8 | 3.6 | $9.1M | −2.4% | #183 of 295 |
| 4Breckenridge, CO | 37 | 10 | 6.4 | $5.3M | +1.1% | #232 of 295 |
| 5Montrose, CO | 34 | 10 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +4.1% | #250 of 295 |
| 6Rifle, CO | 32 | 24 | 7.4 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #260 of 295 |
| 7Sterling, CO | 13 | 5 | 6.1 | $3.8M | −2.7% | #294 of 295 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 electricians in the Rifle area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 13.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $100.4M a year, or $3,079 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 electricians on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Rifle area has 7.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $4.2M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 8, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 351 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rifle area scores 32 for electricians (lower middle), #260 of 295 scored small-town markets.
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