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Electricians in Cumberland County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Cumberland County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #584 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 51
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- +22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $457.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,464 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Cumberland County comes to about $457.8M a year: $3,464 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 51 electricians, that is $9M per company, 25% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 51 electricians on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Cumberland County was 152 in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 870 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cumberland County.
Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #584 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Maine.
How Cumberland County 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.
| Measure | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $8.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 870 | 902 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.6% | +13.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,464 | $3,054 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 152+22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,084
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, ME | 50 | 51 | 3.9 | $9M | +4.5% | #584 of 1,160 |
| 2Penobscot County, ME | 47 | 20 | 3.1 | $9.4M | +3.8% | #657 of 1,160 |
| 3Aroostook County, ME | 46 | 8 | 2.7 | $9.9M | −0.7% | #674 of 1,160 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 44 | 16 | 3.4 | $8.4M | +4.8% | #734 of 1,160 |
| 5York County, ME | 42 | 40 | 4.4 | $7.4M | +4.8% | #775 of 1,160 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 42 | 9 | 3.7 | $7.4M | +4.2% | #776 of 1,160 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 41 | 21 | 3.9 | $7.5M | +3.5% | #803 of 1,160 |
| 8Sagadahoc County, ME | 34 | 11 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +3.4% | #935 of 1,160 |
| 9Hancock County, ME | 31 | 14 | 5.5 | $5.4M | +3.0% | #979 of 1,160 |
| 10Franklin County, ME | 29 | 6 | 4.7 | $5.7M | +4.6% | #1,002 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Cumberland County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 electricians in Cumberland County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $457.8M a year, or $3,464 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Cumberland County has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 38, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 50 for electricians (upper middle), #584 of 1,160 scored counties.
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