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Electricians in Forrest County, MS
The electricians in Forrest County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #738 of 1,160 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Forrest County comes to about $75.2M a year: $2,497 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per company, 37% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 10 electricians on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 3,766 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Forrest County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Forrest County is 44 (lower middle), #738 of 1,160 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $15.2M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,766 | 2,396 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,497 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, MS | 83 | 6 | 1.4 | $23M | +6.5% | #29 of 1,160 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 79 | 14 | 2.0 | $15.1M | +6.3% | #55 of 1,160 |
| 3Jackson County, MS | 76 | 8 | 1.4 | $19.5M | +3.0% | #79 of 1,160 |
| 4Lee County, MS | 55 | 8 | 2.5 | $10.9M | +0.5% | #474 of 1,160 |
| 5Harrison County, MS | 52 | 25 | 3.0 | $8.7M | +4.0% | #550 of 1,160 |
| 6Hinds County, MS | 49 | 16 | 1.8 | $13.5M | −6.6% | #602 of 1,160 |
| 7Lauderdale County, MS | 49 | 6 | 2.1 | $11.4M | −3.2% | #605 of 1,160 |
| 8Lowndes County, MS | 45 | 5 | 2.2 | $11.3M | −2.4% | #697 of 1,160 |
| 9Rankin County, MS | 45 | 20 | 3.3 | $8.8M | +3.2% | #708 of 1,160 |
| 10Forrest County, MS | 44 | 10 | 3.3 | $7.5M | +1.1% | #738 of 1,160 |
Other business types in Forrest County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many electricians are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 electricians in Forrest County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $75.2M a year, or $2,497 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Forrest County has 3.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Forrest County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,766 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 44 for electricians (lower middle), #738 of 1,160 scored counties.
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