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Electricians in Hudson County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Hudson County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #12 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- −12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,545 a household
- Spending per listing
- $37.9M
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 735,033
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in Hudson County is 87 (high), #12 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 electricians in Hudson County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Hudson County comes to about $1.1B a year: $3,545 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 electricians, that is $37.9M per company, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 73 businesses with payroll in Hudson County classed as electrical contractors, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,105 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $142K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Hudson County. Population estimates put the population change in Hudson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hudson County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Hudson County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $37.9M | $13.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,105 | 1,328 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.0% | −2.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,545 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $91,795 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 73−12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 504
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $142K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Hudson 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 Hudson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 735,033+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 299,682
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 31%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15,549
- Median household income
- $91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,835
- Median home value
- $539,700
- Jobs located here
- 293,100
- Daytime population
- 659,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 87 | 28 | 0.9 | $37.9M | +1.8% | #12 of 1,160 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 86 | 56 | 1.8 | $19.3M | +4.2% | #17 of 1,160 |
| 3Mercer County, NJ | 80 | 34 | 2.4 | $15.4M | +3.3% | #48 of 1,160 |
| 4Burlington County, NJ | 79 | 40 | 2.3 | $16.5M | +4.3% | #52 of 1,160 |
| 5Middlesex County, NJ | 77 | 64 | 2.1 | $18.1M | +2.6% | #71 of 1,160 |
| 6Gloucester County, NJ | 73 | 27 | 2.4 | $15.1M | +3.3% | #114 of 1,160 |
| 7Camden County, NJ | 73 | 48 | 2.4 | $13.9M | +2.4% | #117 of 1,160 |
| 8Union County, NJ | 72 | 54 | 2.7 | $14.1M | +5.0% | #135 of 1,160 |
| 9Somerset County, NJ | 70 | 42 | 3.2 | $13.4M | +3.5% | #162 of 1,160 |
| 10Bergen County, NJ | 65 | 94 | 2.6 | $15.3M | +2.4% | #242 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Hudson County, NJ?
There are 28 electricians on map listings in Hudson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,545 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 electricians on map listings, it comes to $37.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Hudson County has 0.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $37.9M, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Hudson County would have about 89, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,105 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 87 for electricians (high), #12 of 1,160 scored counties.
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