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Electricians in Kennebec County, ME
The electricians in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #803 of 1,160 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties 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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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 electricians in Kennebec County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Kennebec County spend about $157.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,905 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 electricians, that is $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.
Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Kennebec County 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 Kennebec County.
Population estimates show Kennebec County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Kennebec County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #803 of 1,160 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $8.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,132 | 902 | 1,550 |
| 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 score | 41 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- 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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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 Kennebec County, ME?
Kennebec County 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 Kennebec County, ME 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 Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Kennebec County 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, Kennebec County 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 Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County 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 Kennebec County 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. 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. Kennebec County scores 41 for electricians (lower middle), #803 of 1,160 scored counties.
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