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Electricians in Dakota County, MN

How Dakota County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #24 of 1,160 scored counties
#2 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
31
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
67
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$565.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,241 a household
Spending per listing
$18.2M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
457,710
+3.9% 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

Dakota County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #24 of 1,160 scored counties and #2 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 electricians in Dakota County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Dakota County spend about $565.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,241 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $18.2M per company, 52% 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.

Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Dakota County in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,602 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $225K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Dakota County. Population estimates show Dakota County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dakota 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 Dakota County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDakota CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.83.02.5
Spending per listing$18.2M$9.8M$12M
Households per official establishment2,6021,5051,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%+0.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,241$2,990$3,018
Median household income$106,318$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score8545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 67−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
954
Annual payroll, 2023
$83.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
311 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$225K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Dakota 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 Dakota County

Population, 2025 estimate
457,710+3.9% since 2020
Households
174,362
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
792
Median household income
$106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,265
Median home value
$381,000
Jobs located here
180,369
Daytime population
396,728Residents 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 Dakota 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

Other business types in Dakota County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Dakota County, MN?

Dakota County has 31 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.

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

About $565.2M a year, or $3,241 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 electricians on map listings, it comes to $18.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dakota County has 1.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $18.2M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Dakota County would have about 47, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,602 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 85 for electricians (high), #24 of 1,160 scored counties.

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