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Electricians in the Lafayette, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #306 of 383 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
49
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
111
+8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$434.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,643 a household
Spending per listing
$8.9M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,758
+3.8% 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

For electricians, the Lafayette metro area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #306 of 383 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 electricians in the Lafayette metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 6%, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $2,643 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $434.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 49 electricians, that is $8.9M per company, 26% 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.

Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Lafayette metro area in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Lafayette metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lafayette 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.

Electricians in Lafayette, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.92.5
Spending per listing$8.9M$9.3M$12M
Households per official establishment1,4811,7251,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.8%+10.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,643$2,650$3,018
Median household income$60,892$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3628

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111+8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
988
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
493 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
423,758+3.8% since 2020
Households
164,378
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,834 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$60,892
Average household income
$88,260
Median home value
$214,400
Jobs located here
177,096
Daytime population
415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for electricians, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA6391.7$14.8M+5.8%#78 of 383
2Baton Rouge, LA46922.8$10.2M+2.1%#224 of 383
3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA43383.6$8.4M+5.3%#250 of 383
4Alexandria, LA41132.3$11.1M−2.5%#262 of 383
5Lafayette, LA36493.0$8.9M+3.8%#306 of 383
6New Orleans-Metairie, LA351203.0$9M−3.4%#310 of 383
7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA31442.8$9.1M−2.3%#343 of 383
8Lake Charles, LA23323.5$7.9M−3.8%#363 of 383
9Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA22303.8$7.1M−3.5%#366 of 383
10Monroe, LA17283.2$7.6M−1.9%#377 of 383

Other business types in the Lafayette metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?

The Lafayette metro area has 49 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $434.4M a year, or $2,643 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Lafayette metro area has 3.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 36, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Lafayette metro area scores 36 for electricians (lower middle), #306 of 383 scored metro areas.

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