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Electricians in Frederick County, MD

The electricians in Frederick County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #371 of 1,160 scored counties
#10 of 23 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
43
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
91
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$390M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,727 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
302,883
+11.0% 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 43 electricians in Frederick County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Frederick County comes to about $390M a year: $3,727 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per company, 24% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 91 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as electrical contractors, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,150 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $50K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Frederick County.

Population estimates show Frederick County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Frederick County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #371 of 1,160 scored counties and #10 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.

How Frederick 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.

Electricians in Frederick County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureFrederick CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.12.72.5
Spending per listing$9.1M$12.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,1501,6361,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%−3.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,727$3,443$3,018
Median household income$122,002$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 91+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,241
Annual payroll, 2023
$83.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
431 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Frederick 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 Frederick County

Population, 2025 estimate
302,883+11.0% since 2020
Households
104,635
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
434
Median household income
$122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,311
Median home value
$464,600
Jobs located here
108,637
Daytime population
254,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for electricians, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Frederick County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, MD80832.1$18.5M+1.3%#47 of 1,160
2Howard County, MD75272.2$18.6M+1.9%#87 of 1,160
3Prince George’s County, MD73792.3$14.8M+0.5%#115 of 1,160
4Baltimore city, MD67391.5$17.7M−2.3%#206 of 1,160
5Baltimore County, MD67692.1$15.6M−0.7%#211 of 1,160
6Cecil County, MD65133.2$9.8M+3.2%#259 of 1,160
7Charles County, MD64223.6$10.1M+5.9%#274 of 1,160
8Anne Arundel County, MD61733.2$11.6M+1.7%#334 of 1,160
9Calvert County, MD6082.4$16.2M+1.7%#348 of 1,160
10Frederick County, MD60434.1$9.1M+11.0%#371 of 1,160

Other business types in Frederick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Frederick County, MD?

Frederick County has 43 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $390M a year, or $3,727 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Frederick County has 4.1 electricians per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.1M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Frederick County would have about 33, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,150 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above 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. Frederick County scores 60 for electricians (upper middle), #371 of 1,160 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for electricians · All 56 business types in Frederick County

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