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Electricians in Lamar County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Lamar County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,811 a household
Spending per listing
$23.8M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,403
+4.7% 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

Households in Lamar County spend about $71.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,811 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $23.8M per company, 98% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Lamar County has 3 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Lamar County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 2,820 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lamar County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 electricians on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.72.5
Spending per listing$23.8M$15.2M$12M
Households per official establishment2,8202,3961,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,811$2,534$3,018
Median household income$70,909$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,403+4.7% since 2020
Households
25,381
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
132
Median household income
$70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,987
Median home value
$224,700
Jobs located here
22,631
Daytime population
63,441Residents 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 Lamar 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
Lamar County, MSNot scored31.2$23.8M+4.7%

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Lamar County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 electricians in Lamar County. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

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

About $71.3M a year, or $2,811 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 electricians on map listings, it comes to $23.8M 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 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 1.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $23.8M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Lamar County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,820 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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