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Electricians in Monroe County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #171 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 45 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
24
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,741 a household
Spending per listing
$15.7M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,004
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 electricians in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Monroe County comes to about $172.8M a year: $2,741 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.7M per company, 31% above 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 Monroe County in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,626 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $100K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Monroe County.

Population estimates show Monroe County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monroe County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #171 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 45 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.42.5
Spending per listing$15.7M$11.5M$12M
Households per official establishment2,6262,0801,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+10.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,741$2,711$3,018
Median household income$77,335$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 24+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$100K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
156,004+0.7% since 2020
Households
63,029
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
549 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,107
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
38,727
Daytime population
128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Monroe County, MI?

There are 11 electricians on map listings in Monroe 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, up 14.3% from 2019.

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

About $172.8M a year, or $2,741 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 electricians on map listings, it comes to $15.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,029 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 1.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $15.7M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Monroe County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,626 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $77,335 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Monroe County scores 69 for electricians (upper middle), #171 of 1,160 scored counties.

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