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Electricians in the Brainerd, MN area
The electricians in the Brainerd, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #209 of 295 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,562
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,659 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Brainerd area spend about $112.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 26 electricians, that is $4.3M per company, 64% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
The Brainerd area has 26 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in the Brainerd area classed as electrical contractors, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $343K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Brainerd area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Brainerd area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brainerd area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #209 of 295 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Brainerd area 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 | Brainerd area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $9.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,084 | 1,505 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | +0.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,659 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,384 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $343K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Brainerd 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 Brainerd area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,562+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 42,276
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $71,384+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $301,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,612
- Daytime population
- 95,720Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for electricians, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Brainerd area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Faribault-Northfield, MN | 61 | 7 | 3.0 | $9.4M | +4.2% | #78 of 295 |
| 2Winona, MN | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | $10.6M | +1.8% | #124 of 295 |
| 3Alexandria, MN | 54 | 6 | 3.4 | $8M | +2.6% | #127 of 295 |
| 4Austin, MN | 53 | 6 | 3.8 | $7M | +2.3% | #135 of 295 |
| 5Owatonna, MN | 45 | 9 | 5.9 | $4.6M | +0.2% | #188 of 295 |
| 6Red Wing, MN | 44 | 10 | 5.1 | $5.4M | +1.3% | #192 of 295 |
| 7Brainerd, MN | 40 | 26 | 6.2 | $4.3M | +4.3% | #209 of 295 |
| 8Detroit Lakes, MN | 39 | 6 | 4.2 | $6.4M | +0.9% | #212 of 295 |
| 9Willmar, MN | 39 | 8 | 4.5 | $5.9M | +2.3% | #214 of 295 |
| 10Grand Rapids, MN | 33 | 9 | 4.9 | $5.3M | +0.9% | #256 of 295 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Brainerd, MN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 electricians in the Brainerd area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Brainerd, MN area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $112.4M a year, or $2,659 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 electricians on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 42,276 households in the Brainerd area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brainerd, MN area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Brainerd area has 6.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $4.3M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Brainerd area would have about 9, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Brainerd, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Brainerd area at 100,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,276 households. Median household income in the Brainerd area is $71,384, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Brainerd area scores 40 for electricians (lower middle), #209 of 295 scored small-town markets.
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