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Electricians in Somerset County, NJ
The electricians in Somerset County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 1,160 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 42
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $564.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 electricians in Somerset County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 28% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Somerset County spend about $564.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $4,313 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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 Somerset County was 99 in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Somerset County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Somerset County is 70 (upper middle), #162 of 1,160 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $13.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,321 | 1,328 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.1% | −2.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $4,313 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 99+2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 830
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 421 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents 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 Somerset County, NJ?
There are 42 electricians on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $564.1M a year, or $4,313 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 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 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Somerset County has 3.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% above 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, Somerset County would have about 47, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 70 for electricians (upper middle), #162 of 1,160 scored counties.
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