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Electricians in Washington County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Washington County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $361.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.2M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #18 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 41 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 electricians in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Washington County spend about $361.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,421 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $17.2M per company, 43% 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 50 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Washington County in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,112 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Washington County. Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $17.2M | $9.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,112 | 1,505 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +0.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,421 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 50+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents 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 Washington County, MN?
There are 21 electricians on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $361.2M a year, or $3,421 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $17.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Washington County has 2.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $17.2M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Washington County would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,112 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County scores 86 for electricians (high), #18 of 1,160 scored counties.
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