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Electricians in Polk County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,441 a household
Spending per listing
$14.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,604
+6.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 electricians in Polk County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

At $2,441 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $29.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 2 electricians, that is $14.7M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $849K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Polk County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 electricians on map listings, Polk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Polk County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Polk County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.32.5
Spending per listing$14.7M$11.7M$12M
Households per official establishment2,4121,9561,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,441$2,667$3,018
Median household income$59,647$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$849K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
33,604+6.3% since 2020
Households
12,059
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
636 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,496
Median home value
$205,800
Jobs located here
10,220
Daytime population
28,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO79342.1$15.1M+4.9%#54 of 1,160
2Platte County, MO76122.7$11.4M+6.7%#84 of 1,160
3Cass County, MO7361.4$20.8M+7.1%#110 of 1,160
4Boone County, MO69172.2$12.2M+4.2%#181 of 1,160
5St. Louis County, MO68832.0$14.9M−1.2%#191 of 1,160
6Clay County, MO64222.2$13.4M+4.3%#265 of 1,160
7Jefferson County, MO62192.2$12.9M+2.7%#310 of 1,160
8St. Louis city, MO60181.2$19.5M−7.4%#344 of 1,160
9Jackson County, MO55702.3$11.5M+2.1%#470 of 1,160
10Johnson County, MO5352.4$10.7M+4.9%#516 of 1,160
Polk County, MONot scored21.7$14.7M+6.3%

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Polk County, MO?

Polk County has 2 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $29.4M a year, or $2,441 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Polk County has 2 electricians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Polk County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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