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Electricians in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #248 of 383 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 electricians in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area spend about $167M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,466 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per company, 18% 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area is 43 (lower middle), #248 of 383 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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-Norton Shores, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon-Norton Shores metro areaMichiganU.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 score4349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area, 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area

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 metro areas in Michigan for electricians, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ann Arbor, MI76291.9$15.9M−0.4%#16 of 383
2Monroe, MI70111.7$15.7M+0.7%#43 of 383
3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI673281.9$15.1M+0.1%#59 of 383
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI63211.6$16M+0.1%#77 of 383
4Lansing-East Lansing, MI58442.3$11.7M+1.4%#131 of 383
5Niles, MI55111.7$15M−1.3%#152 of 383
6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI491282.9$9.8M+2.8%#204 of 383
7Battle Creek, MI47122.3$11.2M−0.6%#218 of 383
8Kalamazoo-Portage, MI46302.8$9.7M+0.8%#225 of 383
9Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI43172.5$9.8M+1.8%#248 of 383

Other business types in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area?

The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area has 17 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area 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. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,732 households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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 national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. The median household income in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area is $65,024 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 43 for electricians (lower middle), #248 of 383 scored metro areas.

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