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Electricians in Emmet County, MI
The electricians in Emmet County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,122 of 1,160 scored counties
#45 of 45 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,775
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in Emmet County is 17 (low), #1,122 of 1,160 scored counties and #45 of 45 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 electricians in Emmet County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Emmet County comes to about $43.2M a year: $2,841 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per company, 70% 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.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Emmet County in 2023. That is one for every 633 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Emmet County. Population estimates show Emmet County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Emmet County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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.
| Measure | Emmet County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $11.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 633 | 2,080 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,841 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,112 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Emmet 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 Emmet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,775−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,190
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $78,112+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,768
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,430
- Daytime population
- 36,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washtenaw County, MI | 75 | 29 | 1.9 | $15.9M | −0.4% | #91 of 1,160 |
| 2Oakland County, MI | 72 | 110 | 2.1 | $15.4M | +1.2% | #132 of 1,160 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 69 | 11 | 1.7 | $15.7M | +0.7% | #171 of 1,160 |
| 4Ingham County, MI | 66 | 22 | 1.9 | $13.7M | +1.7% | #229 of 1,160 |
| 5Wayne County, MI | 64 | 87 | 1.2 | $20.2M | −1.1% | #261 of 1,160 |
| 6Kent County, MI | 61 | 69 | 2.7 | $10.7M | +2.5% | #339 of 1,160 |
| 7Van Buren County, MI | 58 | 6 | 2.0 | $12.9M | +0.7% | #396 of 1,160 |
| 8Berrien County, MI | 56 | 11 | 1.7 | $15M | −1.3% | #436 of 1,160 |
| 9Macomb County, MI | 55 | 84 | 2.3 | $11.7M | +0.7% | #469 of 1,160 |
| 10Livingston County, MI | 55 | 23 | 3.0 | $10.8M | +1.7% | #476 of 1,160 |
| 45Emmet County, MI | 17 | 12 | 7.9 | $3.6M | −1.0% | #1,122 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Emmet County, MI?
There are 12 electricians on map listings in Emmet County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Emmet County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $43.2M a year, or $2,841 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 electricians on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,190 households in Emmet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emmet County, MI compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Emmet County has 7.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $3.6M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Emmet County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 633 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Emmet County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Emmet County at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in Emmet County is $78,112 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Emmet County scores 17 for electricians (low), #1,122 of 1,160 scored counties.
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