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Electricians in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for electricians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
21
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
22
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
0.6
76% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$55.8M
4.6 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 51
Market score 92 · Very high

A site report maps the electricians on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

The District of Columbia has 21 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in the District of Columbia spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,608 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $55.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4.6 times the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the District of Columbia was 22 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 14,750 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for electricians, with a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 85.

Every market in the District of Columbia for electricians

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV855152.2$17.7M+3.3%#4 of 383

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored210.6$55.8M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 electricians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many electricians are in the District of Columbia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 electricians in the District of Columbia. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.2B a year, or $3,608 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $55.8M 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The District of Columbia has 0.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $55.8M, 4.6 times the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 98, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,750 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for electricians?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 92 for electricians (very high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.

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