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Electricians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #366 of 383 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +34.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $211.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,650 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 199,668
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area is 22 (low), #366 of 383 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area spend about $211.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,650 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 30 electricians on map listings in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, 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 47 businesses with payroll in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area classed as electrical contractors, up 34.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,700 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $9.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,700 | 1,725 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.3% | +10.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,650 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47+34.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 405
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 199,668−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 79,889
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,300 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $64,038+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,114
- Median home value
- $189,700
- Jobs located here
- 82,319
- Daytime population
- 199,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 63 | 9 | 1.7 | $14.8M | +5.8% | #78 of 383 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 46 | 92 | 2.8 | $10.2M | +2.1% | #224 of 383 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 43 | 38 | 3.6 | $8.4M | +5.3% | #250 of 383 |
| 4Alexandria, LA | 41 | 13 | 2.3 | $11.1M | −2.5% | #262 of 383 |
| 5Lafayette, LA | 36 | 49 | 3.0 | $8.9M | +3.8% | #306 of 383 |
| 6New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 35 | 120 | 3.0 | $9M | −3.4% | #310 of 383 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 31 | 44 | 2.8 | $9.1M | −2.3% | #343 of 383 |
| 8Lake Charles, LA | 23 | 32 | 3.5 | $7.9M | −3.8% | #363 of 383 |
| 9Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 22 | 30 | 3.8 | $7.1M | −3.5% | #366 of 383 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 17 | 28 | 3.2 | $7.6M | −1.9% | #377 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 electricians in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 34.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $211.7M a year, or $2,650 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 79,889 households in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.1M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area would have about 18, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,700 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area at 199,668 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 79,889 households. Median household income in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area scores 22 for electricians (low), #366 of 383 scored metro areas.
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