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Electricians in Baltimore County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Baltimore County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #211 of 1,160 scored counties
#5 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 69
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 185
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,239 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.6M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 847,650
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 electricians in Baltimore County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Baltimore County spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,239 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 69 electricians, that is $15.6M per company, 30% above the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 185 businesses with payroll in Baltimore County classed as electrical contractors, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,799 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Baltimore County.
Population estimates put the population change in Baltimore County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Baltimore County is 67 (upper middle), #211 of 1,160 scored counties and #5 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Baltimore County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $15.6M | $12.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,799 | 1,636 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | −3.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,239 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $91,768 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 196 → 185−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,362
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $237.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 691 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 847,650−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 332,801
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $91,768+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,863
- Median home value
- $349,300
- Jobs located here
- 385,518
- Daytime population
- 833,745Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 80 | 83 | 2.1 | $18.5M | +1.3% | #47 of 1,160 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 75 | 27 | 2.2 | $18.6M | +1.9% | #87 of 1,160 |
| 3Prince George’s County, MD | 73 | 79 | 2.3 | $14.8M | +0.5% | #115 of 1,160 |
| 4Baltimore city, MD | 67 | 39 | 1.5 | $17.7M | −2.3% | #206 of 1,160 |
| 5Baltimore County, MD | 67 | 69 | 2.1 | $15.6M | −0.7% | #211 of 1,160 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 65 | 13 | 3.2 | $9.8M | +3.2% | #259 of 1,160 |
| 7Charles County, MD | 64 | 22 | 3.6 | $10.1M | +5.9% | #274 of 1,160 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 61 | 73 | 3.2 | $11.6M | +1.7% | #334 of 1,160 |
| 9Calvert County, MD | 60 | 8 | 2.4 | $16.2M | +1.7% | #348 of 1,160 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 60 | 43 | 4.1 | $9.1M | +11.0% | #371 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Baltimore County, MD?
There are 69 electricians on map listings in Baltimore County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 185 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Baltimore County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,239 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 electricians on map listings, it comes to $15.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 332,801 households in Baltimore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore County, MD compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Baltimore County has 2.1 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $15.6M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Baltimore County would have about 90, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,799 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore County at 847,650 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 332,801 households. The median household income in Baltimore County is $91,768 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Baltimore County scores 67 for electricians (upper middle), #211 of 1,160 scored counties.
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