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Electricians in Hennepin County, MN
The electricians in Hennepin County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #59 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 87
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 201
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,203 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.9M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Hennepin County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #59 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 electricians in Hennepin County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Hennepin County spend about $1.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,203 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $19.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 65% 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 201 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Hennepin County in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,684 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Hennepin County. Population estimates show Hennepin County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hennepin 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 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $19.9M | $9.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,684 | 1,505 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +0.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,203 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 222 → 201−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,721
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $481.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 870 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $7.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents 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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Hennepin County, MN?
There are 87 electricians on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 201 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.7B a year, or $3,203 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 electricians on map listings, it comes to $19.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Hennepin County has 1.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $19.9M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 144, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,684 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 78 for electricians (high), #59 of 1,160 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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