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Electricians in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #250 of 383 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 38
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +27.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $320.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,052 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $320.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $8.4M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 38 electricians on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area was 88 in 2023, up 27.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area.
Population estimates show the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #250 of 383 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $9.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,194 | 1,725 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.5% | +10.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,052 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88+27.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,910
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $183.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 381 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 electricians in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 27.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $320.7M a year, or $3,052 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 3.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 27, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 43 for electricians (lower middle), #250 of 383 scored metro areas.
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