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Electricians in Columbia County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Columbia County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #491 of 1,160 scored counties
#24 of 44 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $181.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Columbia County spend about $181.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,295 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 electricians, that is $8.7M per company, 28% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 21 electricians on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Columbia County was 48 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,149 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #491 of 1,160 scored counties and #24 of 44 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $13.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,149 | 1,636 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,295 | $2,975 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 48+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 622
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Columbia County, 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry County, GA | 88 | 9 | 1.0 | $29.1M | +9.5% | #9 of 1,160 |
| 2Fulton County, GA | 88 | 64 | 1.4 | $24.4M | +2.7% | #10 of 1,160 |
| 3Houston County, GA | 87 | 10 | 1.6 | $18.5M | +8.5% | #14 of 1,160 |
| 4DeKalb County, GA | 81 | 48 | 1.7 | $18.9M | +1.3% | #43 of 1,160 |
| 5Douglas County, GA | 75 | 9 | 1.7 | $17.2M | +6.6% | #88 of 1,160 |
| 6Chatham County, GA | 74 | 20 | 1.7 | $17.1M | +5.7% | #100 of 1,160 |
| 7Forsyth County, GA | 72 | 24 | 2.7 | $15M | +11.8% | #133 of 1,160 |
| 8Cobb County, GA | 70 | 81 | 2.7 | $12.6M | +3.5% | #164 of 1,160 |
| 9Barrow County, GA | 67 | 8 | 2.6 | $11.1M | +18.7% | #219 of 1,160 |
| 10Bartow County, GA | 66 | 10 | 2.4 | $12M | +10.5% | #232 of 1,160 |
| 24Columbia County, GA | 55 | 21 | 3.8 | $8.7M | +7.9% | #491 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Columbia County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 electricians in Columbia County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $181.7M a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Columbia County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Columbia County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,149 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 55 for electricians (upper middle), #491 of 1,160 scored counties.
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