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Electricians in the Niles, MI metro area

The electricians in the Niles, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #152 of 383 scored metro areas
#5 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
30
+36.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$165M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,578 a household
Spending per listing
$15M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,444
−1.3% 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 11 electricians in the Niles metro area. 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 the Niles metro area comes to about $165M a year: $2,578 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 electricians, that is $15M per company, 25% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Niles metro area classed as electrical contractors, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Niles metro area.

Population estimates show the Niles metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, the Niles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #152 of 383 scored metro areas and #5 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Niles 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 Niles, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureNiles metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.42.5
Spending per listing$15M$11.5M$12M
Households per official establishment2,1332,0801,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.4%+10.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,578$2,711$3,018
Median household income$65,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30+36.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
228
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.8M
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
1
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Niles 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 Niles metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
152,444−1.3% since 2020
Households
63,999
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,826
Median home value
$224,300
Jobs located here
53,306
Daytime population
143,817Residents 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 Niles 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 Niles metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Niles, MI metro area?

The Niles metro area has 11 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $165M a year, or $2,578 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 electricians on map listings, it comes to $15M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Niles metro area has 1.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $15M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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 Niles metro area scores 55 for electricians (upper middle), #152 of 383 scored metro areas.

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