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Electricians in the Springfield, MA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Springfield, MA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #211 of 383 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
48
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
132
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$550.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,986 a household
Spending per listing
$11.5M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
464,338
+0.2% 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

At $2,986 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Springfield metro area spend about $550.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.5M per company, 4% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

The Springfield metro area has 48 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Springfield metro area was 132 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $155K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Springfield metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Springfield metro area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #211 of 383 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Springfield metro area 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 Springfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.42.5
Spending per listing$11.5M$10.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,3981,0551,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%+7.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,986$3,680$3,018
Median household income$71,306$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score4847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
132+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,959
Annual payroll, 2023
$166.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
480 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$155K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
464,338+0.2% since 2020
Households
184,471
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
750
Median household income
$71,306
Average household income
$94,828
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
204,758
Daytime population
449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Massachusetts

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

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA591572.3$14.1M+2.1%#115 of 383
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA53223.5$9.3M+10.4%#176 of 383
2Worcester, MA501113.3$10.5M+3.7%#196 of 383
3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH496993.6$10.8M+2.3%#202 of 383
4Springfield, MA48482.6$11.5M+0.2%#211 of 383
5Barnstable Town, MA34494.6$7.6M+2.4%#325 of 383
6Pittsfield, MA22274.7$6.7M−1.2%#367 of 383

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Springfield, MA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 electricians in the Springfield metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Springfield, MA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $550.8M a year, or $2,986 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.5M 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 184,471 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Springfield metro area has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.5M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 46, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,398 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 the Springfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $71,306, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Springfield metro area scores 48 for electricians (lower middle), #211 of 383 scored metro areas.

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