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Electricians in Honolulu County, HI

How Honolulu County, HI compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #276 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
60
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
234
−1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,294 a household
Spending per listing
$18.6M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
988,703
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 electricians in Honolulu County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Honolulu County comes to about $1.1B a year: $3,294 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $18.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 55% above 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 234 businesses with payroll in Honolulu County classed as electrical contractors, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,448 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Honolulu County.

Population estimates put the population change in Honolulu County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Honolulu County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #276 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Honolulu County compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Honolulu County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureHonolulu CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.52.5
Spending per listing$18.6M$13M$12M
Households per official establishment1,4481,3571,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%+1.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,294$3,202$3,018
Median household income$106,195$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
237 → 234−1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,173
Annual payroll, 2023
$286.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
602 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Honolulu 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 Honolulu County

Population, 2025 estimate
988,703−2.3% since 2020
Households
338,868
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,666
Median household income
$106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,603
Median home value
$897,500
Jobs located here
441,980
Daytime population
1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Hawaii

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The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for electricians, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Honolulu County marked.

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Honolulu County, HI63601.8$18.6M−2.3%#276 of 1,160
2Hawaii County, HI50263.5$8.1M+4.6%#594 of 1,160
3Kauai County, HI4573.0$10.4M+0.3%#701 of 1,160
4Maui County, HI28285.0$6.3M−2.5%#1,020 of 1,160

Other business types in Honolulu County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Honolulu County, HI?

Honolulu County has 60 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Honolulu County, HI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.1B a year, or $3,294 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 electricians on map listings, it comes to $18.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 338,868 households in Honolulu County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Honolulu County, HI compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Honolulu County has 1.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $18.6M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Honolulu County would have about 93, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,448 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Honolulu County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Honolulu County at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. The median household income in Honolulu County is $106,195 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Honolulu County scores 63 for electricians (upper middle), #276 of 1,160 scored counties.

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