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Electricians in Union County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Union County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,341 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
11,829
−2.5% 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

There are no electricians on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Union County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Union County spend about $12M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,341 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no electricians on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Union 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.

Electricians in Union County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.52.5
Spending per listingn/a$7.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,7051,4591,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,341$2,714$3,018
Median household income$57,772$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$316K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,829−2.5% since 2020
Households
5,116
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,772+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,876
Median home value
$122,000
Jobs located here
5,571
Daytime population
12,097Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for electricians, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Union County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA9261.4$23.3M+17.8%#4 of 1,160
2Story County, IA6871.8$14.9M+2.7%#192 of 1,160
3Polk County, IA63572.8$10.4M+4.8%#295 of 1,160
4Dubuque County, IA53102.4$11.2M+0.1%#515 of 1,160
5Johnson County, IA53203.2$8.8M+4.6%#522 of 1,160
6Warren County, IA5183.9$7.6M+9.0%#565 of 1,160
7Marion County, IA5153.8$7.3M+2.3%#566 of 1,160
8Scott County, IA50233.1$8.9M+0.4%#588 of 1,160
9Pottawattamie County, IA48102.7$9.9M−0.7%#633 of 1,160
10Woodbury County, IA46122.9$8.8M+0.7%#678 of 1,160
Union County, IANot scored00.0n/a−2.5%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Union County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no electricians in Union County. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Union County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $12M a year, or $2,341 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,116 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Union County, IA compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Union County has no electricians on map listings. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Union County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 11,829 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,116 households. The median household income in Union County is $57,772 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.8% 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. Union County has no market score for electricians, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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