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Electricians in Muskegon County, MI

The electricians in Muskegon County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #576 of 1,160 scored counties
#17 of 45 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
29
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$167M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,466 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
177,901
+1.8% 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 $2,466 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Muskegon County spend about $167M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 17 electricians, that is $9.8M per company, 18% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 17 electricians on map listings in Muskegon County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Muskegon County in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $364K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Muskegon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Muskegon County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Muskegon County is 50 (upper middle), #576 of 1,160 scored counties and #17 of 45 scored counties in Michigan.

How Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.42.5
Spending per listing$9.8M$11.5M$12M
Households per official establishment2,3362,0801,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.5%+10.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,466$2,711$3,018
Median household income$65,024$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 29+11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
585
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
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
$364K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
177,901+1.8% since 2020
Households
67,732
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,950
Median home value
$198,300
Jobs located here
56,600
Daytime population
160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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
17Muskegon County, MI50172.5$9.8M+1.8%#576 of 1,160

Other business types in Muskegon County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Muskegon County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 electricians in Muskegon County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.

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

About $167M a year, or $2,466 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muskegon County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.8M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 50 for electricians (upper middle), #576 of 1,160 scored counties.

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