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Electricians in Blue Earth County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Blue Earth County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #859 of 1,160 scored counties
#14 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,637 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 electricians in Blue Earth County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,637 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Blue Earth County spend about $72.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Blue Earth County was 19 in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blue Earth County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Blue Earth County is 38 (lower middle), #859 of 1,160 scored counties and #14 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $9.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,453 | 1,505 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.8% | +0.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,637 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 19−20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 86 | 21 | 2.0 | $17.2M | +6.9% | #18 of 1,160 |
| 2Dakota County, MN | 85 | 31 | 1.8 | $18.2M | +3.9% | #24 of 1,160 |
| 3Hennepin County, MN | 78 | 87 | 1.6 | $19.9M | +0.2% | #59 of 1,160 |
| 4Ramsey County, MN | 72 | 33 | 1.5 | $19.5M | −1.8% | #126 of 1,160 |
| 5Olmsted County, MN | 68 | 19 | 2.8 | $11.1M | +2.3% | #201 of 1,160 |
| 6Scott County, MN | 65 | 16 | 2.9 | $12.1M | +5.1% | #254 of 1,160 |
| 7Carver County, MN | 61 | 14 | 3.4 | $10.6M | +6.6% | #340 of 1,160 |
| 8Anoka County, MN | 56 | 44 | 3.2 | $9.7M | +4.7% | #455 of 1,160 |
| 9Wright County, MN | 53 | 20 | 3.7 | $8.6M | +11.1% | #523 of 1,160 |
| 10Sherburne County, MN | 45 | 14 | 3.9 | $8M | +6.8% | #717 of 1,160 |
| 14Blue Earth County, MN | 38 | 9 | 3.3 | $8.1M | +2.1% | #859 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Blue Earth County, MN?
There are 9 electricians on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $72.8M a year, or $2,637 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Blue Earth County has 3.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.1M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 38 for electricians (lower middle), #859 of 1,160 scored counties.
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