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Electricians in Hinds County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #602 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
40
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$215.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,406 a household
Spending per listing
$13.5M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,888
−6.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 electricians in Hinds County. None of them are chain locations, 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 Hinds County spend about $215.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,406 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.5M per company, 12% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as electrical contractors, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,239 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Hinds County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hinds County declined 6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Hinds County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #602 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Hinds 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.

Electricians in Hinds County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHinds CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.72.5
Spending per listing$13.5M$15.2M$12M
Households per official establishment2,2392,3961,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+9.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,406$2,534$3,018
Median household income$49,402$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 40+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
403
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
211,888−6.6% since 2020
Households
89,578
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
251
Median household income
$49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,611
Median home value
$159,900
Jobs located here
120,149
Daytime population
246,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for electricians, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hinds County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS8361.4$23M+6.5%#29 of 1,160
2DeSoto County, MS79142.0$15.1M+6.3%#55 of 1,160
3Jackson County, MS7681.4$19.5M+3.0%#79 of 1,160
4Lee County, MS5582.5$10.9M+0.5%#474 of 1,160
5Harrison County, MS52253.0$8.7M+4.0%#550 of 1,160
6Hinds County, MS49161.8$13.5M−6.6%#602 of 1,160
7Lauderdale County, MS4962.1$11.4M−3.2%#605 of 1,160
8Lowndes County, MS4552.2$11.3M−2.4%#697 of 1,160
9Rankin County, MS45203.3$8.8M+3.2%#708 of 1,160
10Forrest County, MS44103.3$7.5M+1.1%#738 of 1,160

Other business types in Hinds County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Hinds County, MS?

There are 16 electricians on map listings in Hinds County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $215.5M a year, or $2,406 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.5M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Hinds County has 1.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Hinds County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,239 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 49 for electricians (lower middle), #602 of 1,160 scored counties.

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