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Electricians in Mille Lacs County, MN

The electricians in Mille Lacs County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,012 of 1,160 scored counties
#27 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,590 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,753
+4.8% 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

For electricians, Mille Lacs County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,012 of 1,160 scored counties and #27 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 electricians in Mille Lacs County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Mille Lacs County spend about $27.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,590 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 electricians, that is $3.9M per company, 67% 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 Mille Lacs County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mille Lacs County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMille Lacs CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.63.02.5
Spending per listing$3.9M$9.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,1861,5051,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,590$2,990$3,018
Median household income$72,729$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score2945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 9
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,753+4.8% since 2020
Households
10,672
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
572 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$72,729+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,096
Median home value
$258,300
Jobs located here
9,682
Daytime population
24,749Residents 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 Mille Lacs 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
27Mille Lacs County, MN2976.6$3.9M+4.8%#1,012 of 1,160

Other business types in Mille Lacs County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Mille Lacs County, MN?

Mille Lacs County has 7 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

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

About $27.6M a year, or $2,590 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 electricians on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,672 households in Mille Lacs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mille Lacs County has 6.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $3.9M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Mille Lacs County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Mille Lacs County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Mille Lacs County at 27,753 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,672 households. The median household income in Mille Lacs County is $72,729 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Mille Lacs County scores 29 for electricians (lower middle), #1,012 of 1,160 scored counties.

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