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Electricians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area

The electricians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 383 scored metro areas
#12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
597
3 chain locations (1%)
Official establishments
2,080
+14.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,995 a household
Spending per listing
$11.7M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,391,072
+4.2% 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

At $2,995 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area spend about $7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.7M per company, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 597 electricians on map listings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (1%) are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 2,080 businesses with payroll in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area classed as electrical contractors, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,122 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 96 SBA-backed loans worth $34.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #174 of 383 scored metro areas and #12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.72.5
Spending per listing$11.7M$10.9M$12M
Households per official establishment1,1221,3481,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.9%+15.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,995$2,932$3,018
Median household income$76,527$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,080+14.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
18,102
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5973 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
583The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
96
Amount
$34.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,391,072+4.2% since 2020
Households
2,334,797
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
5,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,233
Median household income
$76,527+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,472
Median home value
$443,300
Jobs located here
2,820,583
Daytime population
6,365,054Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for electricians, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL93101.4$20.3M+21.1%#1 of 383
2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL69272.3$13.7M+9.4%#47 of 383
3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL692252.2$13.5M+10.3%#48 of 383
4Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL653182.4$12.3M+7.3%#72 of 383
5Jacksonville, FL611872.8$10.7M+10.7%#103 of 383
6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL57742.6$10.6M+19.8%#139 of 383
7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL56732.5$11.3M+11.2%#149 of 383
8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL56643.2$9.1M+6.5%#151 of 383
9Ocala, FL55402.4$10.7M+17.3%#159 of 383
10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL551193.1$10M+13.2%#160 of 383
12Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL535972.6$11.7M+4.2%#174 of 383

Other business types in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area

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Questions

How many electricians are in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 597 electricians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area. 3 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 2,080 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $7B a year, or $2,995 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 597 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.7M 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 2,334,797 households in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.7M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area would have about 583, against 597 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,122 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area at 6,391,072 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,334,797 households. Median household income in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area is $76,527, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area scores 53 for electricians (upper middle), #174 of 383 scored metro areas.

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