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Electricians in Cook County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Cook County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 1,160 scored counties
#5 of 39 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 389
- 3 chain locations (1%)
- Official establishments
- 1,007
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.9M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cook County spend about $6.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,946 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
Cook County has 389 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 1%, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Cook County was 1,007 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,086 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 41 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cook County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Cook County is 66 (upper middle), #225 of 1,160 scored counties and #5 of 39 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cook County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $15.9M | $12.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,086 | 1,873 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −1.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,946 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,043 → 1,007−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,647
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3893 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 515The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 41
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for electricians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 71 | 12 | 2.6 | $12.4M | +9.9% | #153 of 1,160 |
| 2Will County, IL | 69 | 59 | 2.4 | $13.5M | +2.2% | #175 of 1,160 |
| 3Madison County, IL | 67 | 20 | 1.8 | $15.2M | −1.0% | #212 of 1,160 |
| 4St. Clair County, IL | 66 | 13 | 1.3 | $21M | −2.5% | #222 of 1,160 |
| 5Cook County, IL | 66 | 389 | 1.9 | $15.9M | −1.3% | #225 of 1,160 |
| 6Grundy County, IL | 65 | 5 | 2.4 | $12.4M | +2.9% | #253 of 1,160 |
| 7Peoria County, IL | 63 | 12 | 1.5 | $17M | −1.6% | #277 of 1,160 |
| 8Champaign County, IL | 63 | 16 | 1.9 | $13.7M | +1.8% | #283 of 1,160 |
| 9Sangamon County, IL | 62 | 18 | 2.1 | $12.9M | −1.0% | #309 of 1,160 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 62 | 72 | 2.8 | $12.3M | +0.8% | #313 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Cook County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 389 electricians in Cook County. 3 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 1,007 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $6.2B a year, or $2,946 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 389 electricians on map listings, it comes to $15.9M 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Cook County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $15.9M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Cook County would have about 515, against 389 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,086 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 66 for electricians (upper middle), #225 of 1,160 scored counties.
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