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Electricians in Kent County, MI
How Kent 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #339 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 45 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 69
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $735.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 675,232
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 electricians in Kent County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Kent County spend about $735.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,866 per household, 5% below 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. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Kent County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,944 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Kent County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kent County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #339 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 of 45 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kent 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 | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $11.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,944 | 2,080 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +10.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,866 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $82,631 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 1320.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,508
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $199.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 692 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 675,232+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 256,648
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,612
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 399,575
- Daytime population
- 767,130Residents 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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Kent County, MI?
Kent County has 69 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $735.6M a year, or $2,866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MI compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Kent County has 2.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Kent County would have about 61, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,944 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 61 for electricians (upper middle), #339 of 1,160 scored counties.
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