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Electricians in Gratiot County, MI

How Gratiot County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,037 of 1,160 scored counties
#38 of 45 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,472 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,190
−1.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for electricians in Gratiot County is 26 (lower middle), #1,037 of 1,160 scored counties and #38 of 45 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,472 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Gratiot County spend about $36.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.3M per company, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Gratiot County has 5 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 3.4, 36% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Gratiot County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,478 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gratiot County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Gratiot 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.

Electricians in Gratiot County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGratiot CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.42.5
Spending per listing$7.3M$11.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,4782,0801,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,472$2,711$3,018
Median household income$63,556$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
41,190−1.1% since 2020
Households
14,775
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$63,556+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,011
Median home value
$147,500
Jobs located here
12,772
Daytime population
39,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI75291.9$15.9M−0.4%#91 of 1,160
2Oakland County, MI721102.1$15.4M+1.2%#132 of 1,160
3Monroe County, MI69111.7$15.7M+0.7%#171 of 1,160
4Ingham County, MI66221.9$13.7M+1.7%#229 of 1,160
5Wayne County, MI64871.2$20.2M−1.1%#261 of 1,160
6Kent County, MI61692.7$10.7M+2.5%#339 of 1,160
7Van Buren County, MI5862.0$12.9M+0.7%#396 of 1,160
8Berrien County, MI56111.7$15M−1.3%#436 of 1,160
9Macomb County, MI55842.3$11.7M+0.7%#469 of 1,160
10Livingston County, MI55233.0$10.8M+1.7%#476 of 1,160
38Gratiot County, MI2653.4$7.3M−1.1%#1,037 of 1,160

Other business types in Gratiot County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Gratiot County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 electricians in Gratiot County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Gratiot County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $36.5M a year, or $2,472 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 14,775 households in Gratiot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gratiot County, MI compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Gratiot County has 3.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.3M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Gratiot County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,478 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Gratiot County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Gratiot County at 41,190 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,775 households. Median household income in Gratiot County is $63,556, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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. Gratiot County scores 26 for electricians (lower middle), #1,037 of 1,160 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for electricians · All 56 business types in Gratiot County

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