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Electricians in St. Mary’s County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in St. Mary’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #389 of 1,160 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
28
−15.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$154.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,639 a household
Spending per listing
$9.7M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,692
+2.4% 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

At $3,639 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in St. Mary’s County spend about $154.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 16 electricians, that is $9.7M per company, 20% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

St. Mary’s County has 16 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in St. Mary’s County in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,516 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in St. Mary’s County.

Population estimates show St. Mary’s County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, St. Mary’s County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #389 of 1,160 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.

How St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Mary’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.82.72.5
Spending per listing$9.7M$12.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,5161,6361,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.1%−3.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,639$3,443$3,018
Median household income$119,446$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 28−15.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
386
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
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
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,692+2.4% since 2020
Households
42,436
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
359 sq. mi.
People per square mile
321
Median household income
$119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,976
Median home value
$407,600
Jobs located here
35,732
Daytime population
104,060Residents 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 St. Mary’s 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
12St. Mary’s County, MD59163.8$9.7M+2.4%#389 of 1,160

Other business types in St. Mary’s County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in St. Mary’s County, MD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 electricians in St. Mary’s County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $154.4M a year, or $3,639 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for electricians?

St. Mary’s County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.7M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,516 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 59 for electricians (upper middle), #389 of 1,160 scored counties.

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