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Electricians in Kootenai County, ID
The electricians in Kootenai County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #863 of 1,160 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +32.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $198M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 electricians in Kootenai County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,782 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Kootenai County spend about $198M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.1M per company, 41% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Kootenai County was 97 in 2023, up 32.9% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $197K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Kootenai County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kootenai County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Kootenai County is 38 (lower middle), #863 of 1,160 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $7.7M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 951 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.9% | +19.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,782 | $2,781 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 97+32.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 496
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $197K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ada County, ID | 65 | 55 | 2.7 | $11.3M | +9.6% | #256 of 1,160 |
| 2Canyon County, ID | 45 | 26 | 3.0 | $8.9M | +18.1% | #706 of 1,160 |
| 3Bonneville County, ID | 43 | 18 | 4.1 | $6.9M | +8.9% | #760 of 1,160 |
| 4Bannock County, ID | 40 | 12 | 3.6 | $7.2M | +4.9% | #832 of 1,160 |
| 5Kootenai County, ID | 38 | 28 | 3.9 | $7.1M | +11.0% | #863 of 1,160 |
| 6Nez Perce County, ID | 34 | 6 | 3.5 | $7.5M | +1.8% | #927 of 1,160 |
| 7Bonner County, ID | 33 | 9 | 4.4 | $6M | +14.8% | #942 of 1,160 |
| 8Latah County, ID | 33 | 7 | 4.3 | $5.9M | +5.6% | #943 of 1,160 |
| 9Jefferson County, ID | 33 | 6 | 5.9 | $4.8M | +13.6% | #948 of 1,160 |
| 10Twin Falls County, ID | 33 | 19 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +7.9% | #949 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Kootenai County, ID?
Kootenai County has 28 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 32.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $198M a year, or $2,782 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Kootenai County has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.1M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 17, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 38 for electricians (lower middle), #863 of 1,160 scored counties.
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