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Electricians in Sussex County, NJ
The electricians in Sussex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #685 of 1,160 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- −1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $219M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 electricians in Sussex County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,791 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $219M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 26 electricians, that is $8.4M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Sussex County in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $140K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Sussex County.
Population estimates show Sussex County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #685 of 1,160 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $13.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 837 | 1,328 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.4% | −2.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,791 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 69−1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 354
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents 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 |
| 18Sussex County, NJ | 46 | 26 | 4.5 | $8.4M | +2.9% | #685 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Sussex County, NJ?
Sussex County has 26 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $219M a year, or $3,791 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Sussex County has 4.5 electricians per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Sussex County would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 46 for electricians (lower middle), #685 of 1,160 scored counties.
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