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Electricians in Merrimack County, NH
The electricians in Merrimack County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #849 of 1,160 scored counties
#4 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $207.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Merrimack County spend about $207.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,407 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.2M per company, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 29 electricians on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 85 businesses with payroll in Merrimack County classed as electrical contractors, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Merrimack County.
Population estimates put the population change in Merrimack County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Merrimack County is 39 (lower middle), #849 of 1,160 scored counties and #4 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Merrimack County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $7.7M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 716 | 815 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | +19.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,407 | $3,518 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 85+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 321
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grafton County, NH | 55 | 10 | 2.7 | $12.4M | +2.2% | #463 of 1,160 |
| 2Rockingham County, NH | 48 | 56 | 4.4 | $8.8M | +3.0% | #637 of 1,160 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 45 | 74 | 4.4 | $8.3M | +2.5% | #715 of 1,160 |
| 4Merrimack County, NH | 39 | 29 | 4.8 | $7.2M | +2.6% | #849 of 1,160 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 37 | 13 | 6.0 | $5.5M | +5.0% | #887 of 1,160 |
| 6Strafford County, NH | 35 | 33 | 6.3 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #923 of 1,160 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 33 | 17 | 5.6 | $5.7M | +2.3% | #944 of 1,160 |
| 8Belknap County, NH | 30 | 19 | 7.2 | $4.6M | +2.1% | #993 of 1,160 |
Other business types in Merrimack County
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Questions
How many electricians are in Merrimack County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 electricians in Merrimack County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Merrimack County, NH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $207.5M a year, or $3,407 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Merrimack County has 4.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 17, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 39 for electricians (lower middle), #849 of 1,160 scored counties.
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