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Electricians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The electricians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #431 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 104
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 202
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $981.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 640,482
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 electricians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Western Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $981.4M a year: $4,170 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% 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 202 businesses with payroll in the Western Connecticut Planning Region classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,165 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Western Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is 57 (upper middle), #431 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Western 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 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $8.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,165 | 1,191 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $4,170 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $128,188 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 202
- Employees, 2023
- 1,575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1041 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 640,482+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 235,379
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,178
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Average household income
- $214,675
- Median home value
- $652,900
- Jobs located here
- 282,077
- Daytime population
- 636,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 104 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 202 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $981.4M a year, or $4,170 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 4.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 82, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,165 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 57 for electricians (upper middle), #431 of 1,160 scored counties.
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