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Electricians in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #102 of 295 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Maine

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
48
+11.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$157.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,905 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,067
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 electricians in the Augusta-Waterville area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $2,905 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Augusta-Waterville area spend about $157.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.5M per company, 37% 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 the Augusta-Waterville area was 48 in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,132 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Augusta-Waterville area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Augusta-Waterville area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, the Augusta-Waterville area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #102 of 295 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Maine.

How the Augusta-Waterville area compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Augusta-Waterville, ME area compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureAugusta-Waterville areaMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.62.5
Spending per listing$7.5M$8.6M$12M
Households per official establishment1,1329021,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.6%+13.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,905$3,054$3,018
Median household income$69,077$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score5836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48+11.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
251
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Augusta-Waterville 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 Augusta-Waterville area

Population, 2025 estimate
129,067+3.5% since 2020
Households
54,312
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,742
Median home value
$238,200
Jobs located here
65,677
Daytime population
134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many electricians are in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area?

The Augusta-Waterville area has 21 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $157.8M a year, or $2,905 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in the Augusta-Waterville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Augusta-Waterville, ME area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Augusta-Waterville area has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Augusta-Waterville area would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,132 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Augusta-Waterville, ME area growing?

Population estimates put the Augusta-Waterville area at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in the Augusta-Waterville area is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Augusta-Waterville area scores 58 for electricians (upper middle), #102 of 295 scored small-town markets.

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