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Electricians in the Jacksonville, IL area

The electricians in the Jacksonville, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #262 of 295 scored small-town markets
#12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,530 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,381
−3.1% 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

The Jacksonville area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #262 of 295 scored small-town markets and #12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 electricians in the Jacksonville area. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in the Jacksonville area spend about $38.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,530 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per company, 68% 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 the Jacksonville area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Jacksonville area 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.

Electricians in Jacksonville, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.62.42.5
Spending per listing$3.8M$12.3M$12M
Households per official establishment3,0241,8731,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,530$2,919$3,018
Median household income$66,353$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3252

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,381−3.1% since 2020
Households
15,122
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
820 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,058
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
14,940
Daytime population
35,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for electricians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Jacksonville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sterling, IL6152.2$11.6M−2.6%#75 of 295
2Ottawa, IL57193.1$8.5M−1.6%#112 of 295
3Carbondale, IL4573.0$7.4M−1.5%#184 of 295
4Canton, IL4453.6$6.7M−2.0%#190 of 295
5Marion-Herrin, IL43124.1$6.1M+0.2%#196 of 295
6Quincy, IL-MO38103.2$7.8M−2.0%#216 of 295
7Charleston-Mattoon, IL3783.8$6.1M−1.0%#230 of 295
8Danville, IL35134.3$5.5M−3.7%#241 of 295
9Pontiac, IL3474.8$5.5M−2.1%#247 of 295
10Macomb, IL3454.2$5.5M−4.5%#248 of 295
12Jacksonville, IL32106.6$3.8M−3.1%#262 of 295

Other business types in the Jacksonville area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Jacksonville, IL area?

The Jacksonville area has 10 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $38.3M a year, or $2,530 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 electricians on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, IL area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Jacksonville area has 6.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $3.8M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 3, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jacksonville area scores 32 for electricians (lower middle), #262 of 295 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for electricians · All 56 business types in the Jacksonville area

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