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Electricians in Jackson County, MS
How Jackson 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 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #79 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.5M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,666
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For electricians, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #79 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Jackson County comes to about $155.7M a year: $2,701 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $19.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 62% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
Jackson County has 8 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as electrical contractors, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,034 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jackson County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $19.5M | $15.2M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,034 | 2,396 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +9.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,701 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,201 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 373
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,666+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,647
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 201
- Median household income
- $66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,071
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 50,214
- Daytime population
- 136,355Residents 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 Jackson County
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Questions
How many electricians are in Jackson County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 electricians in Jackson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Jackson County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $155.7M a year, or $2,701 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 electricians on map listings, it comes to $19.5M 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 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MS compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Jackson County has 1.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $19.5M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Jackson County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,034 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 Jackson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 76 for electricians (high), #79 of 1,160 scored counties.
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