Home services · County · Connecticut
Electricians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #363 of 1,160 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 70
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 179
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $780.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,384 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
See the electricians around any address in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
The site report maps the electricians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 electricians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,384 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $780.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.2M per company, 7% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 179 businesses with payroll in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,289 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #363 of 1,160 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $8.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,289 | 1,191 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,384 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 179
- Employees, 2023
- 1,507
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 700 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the electricians on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardElectricians across Connecticut
Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for electricians, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 65 | 34 | 2.8 | $12.4M | +4.1% | #252 of 1,160 |
| 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 60 | 70 | 3.0 | $11.2M | +2.5% | #363 of 1,160 |
| 3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 57 | 104 | 4.4 | $9.4M | +3.5% | #431 of 1,160 |
| 4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 55 | 41 | 3.5 | $9.2M | +2.0% | #486 of 1,160 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 54 | 158 | 4.0 | $8.6M | +3.1% | #508 of 1,160 |
| 6Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 15 | 3.8 | $8.7M | +3.0% | #679 of 1,160 |
| 7Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 43 | 84 | 4.7 | $7.1M | +3.2% | #758 of 1,160 |
| 8Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 42 | 38 | 5.1 | $7.1M | +2.3% | #777 of 1,160 |
| 9Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 37 | 26 | 5.4 | $6.4M | +2.2% | #883 of 1,160 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many electricians are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 70 electricians on map listings in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $780.6M a year, or $3,384 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 3.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 65, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,289 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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. 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 60 for electricians (upper middle), #363 of 1,160 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. It maps the electricians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for electricians · All 56 business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Screening a site or an acquisition in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.