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Electricians in Black Hawk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Black Hawk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #899 of 1,160 scored counties
#12 of 29 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,584 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For electricians, Black Hawk County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #899 of 1,160 scored counties and #12 of 29 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Black Hawk County spend about $141M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,584 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.7M per company, 44% 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 Black Hawk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Black Hawk County classed as electrical contractors, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Black Hawk County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Black Hawk County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $7.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,021 | 1,459 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +9.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,584 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 27+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 92 | 6 | 1.4 | $23.3M | +17.8% | #4 of 1,160 |
| 2Story County, IA | 68 | 7 | 1.8 | $14.9M | +2.7% | #192 of 1,160 |
| 3Polk County, IA | 63 | 57 | 2.8 | $10.4M | +4.8% | #295 of 1,160 |
| 4Dubuque County, IA | 53 | 10 | 2.4 | $11.2M | +0.1% | #515 of 1,160 |
| 5Johnson County, IA | 53 | 20 | 3.2 | $8.8M | +4.6% | #522 of 1,160 |
| 6Warren County, IA | 51 | 8 | 3.9 | $7.6M | +9.0% | #565 of 1,160 |
| 7Marion County, IA | 51 | 5 | 3.8 | $7.3M | +2.3% | #566 of 1,160 |
| 8Scott County, IA | 50 | 23 | 3.1 | $8.9M | +0.4% | #588 of 1,160 |
| 9Pottawattamie County, IA | 48 | 10 | 2.7 | $9.9M | −0.7% | #633 of 1,160 |
| 10Woodbury County, IA | 46 | 12 | 2.9 | $8.8M | +0.7% | #678 of 1,160 |
| 12Black Hawk County, IA | 36 | 21 | 3.8 | $6.7M | +0.4% | #899 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Black Hawk County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 electricians in Black Hawk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $141M a year, or $2,584 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Black Hawk County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $6.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 12, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 36 for electricians (lower middle), #899 of 1,160 scored counties.
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