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Electricians in Norfolk County, MA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Norfolk County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #450 of 1,160 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
110
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
281
+3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,152 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
739,749
+2.2% 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

Households in Norfolk County spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $4,152 per household, 38% above 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. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 110 electricians on map listings in Norfolk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 281 businesses with payroll in Norfolk County classed as electrical contractors, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,008 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Norfolk County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Norfolk County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Norfolk County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #450 of 1,160 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Norfolk County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Norfolk County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureNorfolk CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.42.5
Spending per listing$10.7M$10.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,0081,0551,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.7%+7.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$4,152$3,680$3,018
Median household income$130,739$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
271 → 281+3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,923
Annual payroll, 2023
$406.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$4.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
739,749+2.2% since 2020
Households
283,368
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,843
Median household income
$130,739+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,022
Median home value
$683,900
Jobs located here
369,055
Daytime population
712,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk County, MA81491.5$23.5M+0.1%#41 of 1,160
2Hampshire County, MA60223.5$9.3M+10.4%#370 of 1,160
3Bristol County, MA58642.7$12M+2.9%#400 of 1,160
4Essex County, MA571023.3$11.1M+2.3%#424 of 1,160
5Norfolk County, MA561103.9$10.7M+2.2%#450 of 1,160
6Worcester County, MA561113.3$10.5M+3.7%#452 of 1,160
7Franklin County, MA5582.5$11.8M−0.3%#468 of 1,160
8Middlesex County, MA552594.1$10.1M+2.8%#479 of 1,160
9Hampden County, MA54482.6$11.5M+0.2%#499 of 1,160
10Plymouth County, MA47904.4$8.6M+3.5%#660 of 1,160

Other business types in Norfolk County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Norfolk County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 110 electricians in Norfolk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 281 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Norfolk County, MA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.2B a year, or $4,152 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 283,368 households in Norfolk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Norfolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Norfolk County has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Norfolk County would have about 98, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,008 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Norfolk County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Norfolk County at 739,749 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 283,368 households. Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Norfolk County scores 56 for electricians (upper middle), #450 of 1,160 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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