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Electricians in Dubuque County, IA
The electricians in Dubuque County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #515 of 1,160 scored counties
#4 of 29 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 electricians in Dubuque County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,729 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Dubuque County spend about $111.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.2M per company, 7% 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 Dubuque County was 22 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,863 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dubuque County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Dubuque County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #515 of 1,160 scored counties and #4 of 29 scored counties in Iowa.
How Dubuque 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 | Dubuque County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $7.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,863 | 1,459 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +9.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,729 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents 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 |
Other business types in Dubuque County
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Questions
How many electricians are in Dubuque County, IA?
Dubuque County has 10 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $111.9M a year, or $2,729 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Dubuque County has 2.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Dubuque County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,863 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Dubuque County scores 53 for electricians (upper middle), #515 of 1,160 scored counties.
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