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Electricians in Cottonwood County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Cottonwood County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,601 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,405
−1.0% 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 2 electricians in Cottonwood County. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Cottonwood County spend about $12M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,601 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each company on map listings. 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 Cottonwood County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cottonwood County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 electricians on map listings, Cottonwood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cottonwood 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.

Electricians in Cottonwood County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCottonwood CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.02.5
Spending per listing$6M$9.8M$12M
Households per official establishment7721,5051,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,601$2,990$3,018
Median household income$72,941$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,405−1.0% since 2020
Households
4,630
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,108
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
6,163
Daytime population
11,565Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for electricians, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Cottonwood County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN86212.0$17.2M+6.9%#18 of 1,160
2Dakota County, MN85311.8$18.2M+3.9%#24 of 1,160
3Hennepin County, MN78871.6$19.9M+0.2%#59 of 1,160
4Ramsey County, MN72331.5$19.5M−1.8%#126 of 1,160
5Olmsted County, MN68192.8$11.1M+2.3%#201 of 1,160
6Scott County, MN65162.9$12.1M+5.1%#254 of 1,160
7Carver County, MN61143.4$10.6M+6.6%#340 of 1,160
8Anoka County, MN56443.2$9.7M+4.7%#455 of 1,160
9Wright County, MN53203.7$8.6M+11.1%#523 of 1,160
10Sherburne County, MN45143.9$8M+6.8%#717 of 1,160
Cottonwood County, MNNot scored24.3$6M−1.0%

Other business types in Cottonwood County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Cottonwood County, MN?

Cottonwood County has 2 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Cottonwood County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $12M a year, or $2,601 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cottonwood County, MN compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Cottonwood County has 2 electricians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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