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Electricians in the Jackson, MS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Jackson, MS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #207 of 383 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi

Listings
47
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
138
+18.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$631.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,657 a household
Spending per listing
$13.4M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
609,847
−1.4% 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 47 electricians in the Jackson metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Jackson metro area comes to about $631.9M a year: $2,657 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.4M 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Jackson metro area was 138 in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,723 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $437K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Jackson metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Jackson metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Jackson metro area is 48 (lower middle), #207 of 383 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.

How the Jackson metro area 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 Jackson, MS metro area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.72.5
Spending per listing$13.4M$15.2M$12M
Households per official establishment1,7232,3961,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.1%+9.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,657$2,534$3,018
Median household income$61,644$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
138+18.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,360
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
470 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$437K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Jackson metro area, 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 the Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
609,847−1.4% since 2020
Households
237,841
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$61,644
Average household income
$87,121
Median home value
$200,500
Jobs located here
294,327
Daytime population
642,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for electricians, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Mississippi

Metro areas in Mississippi ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Memphis, TN-MS-AR66991.9$14.7M−0.3%#65 of 383
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS62382.3$11.7M+3.5%#91 of 383
2Hattiesburg, MS61132.2$12.1M+2.6%#101 of 383
3Jackson, MS48472.0$13.4M−1.4%#207 of 383

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Jackson, MS metro area?

There are 47 electricians on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jackson, MS metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $631.9M a year, or $2,657 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,841 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Jackson metro area has 2.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 53, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,723 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, MS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 609,847 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 237,841 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,644 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Jackson metro area scores 48 for electricians (lower middle), #207 of 383 scored metro areas.

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