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Electricians in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #84 of 383 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
62
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$342.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,897 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
315,280
+7.1% 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 32 electricians in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area spend about $342.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,897 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 11% 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area was 62 in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,906 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area.

Population estimates show the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #84 of 383 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureHagerstown-Martinsburg metro areaMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.72.5
Spending per listing$10.7M$12.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,9061,6361,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.7%−3.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,897$3,443$3,018
Median household income$78,802$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score6362

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62+10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
781
Annual payroll, 2023
$50.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
315,280+7.1% since 2020
Households
118,181
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,008 sq. mi.
People per square mile
300
Median household income
$78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,922
Median home value
$278,100
Jobs located here
107,689
Daytime population
269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Maryland

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for electricians, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Maryland

Metro areas in Maryland ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV855152.2$17.7M+3.3%#4 of 383
1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV63322.7$10.7M+7.1%#84 of 383
2Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD612862.6$13.2M+0.4%#99 of 383
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD616972.8$12.1M+1.4%#102 of 383
3Lexington Park, MD51243.2$11.8M+2.1%#183 of 383
4Salisbury, MD43173.5$8.1M+2.9%#253 of 383

Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 32 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $342.4M a year, or $2,897 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 2.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 29, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,906 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 63 for electricians (upper middle), #84 of 383 scored metro areas.

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