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Electricians in San Juan County, NM

How San Juan County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,028 of 1,160 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
42
+35.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,411 a household
Spending per listing
$10.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% 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

San Juan County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #1,028 of 1,160 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 electricians in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in San Juan County spend about $100.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,411 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as electrical contractors, up 35.5% from 2019. That is one for every 994 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $896K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in San Juan County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Juan County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How San Juan County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 San Juan County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.02.5
Spending per listing$10.1M$8.4M$12M
Households per official establishment9941,3861,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.5%+15.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,411$2,559$3,018
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2720

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 42+35.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
304
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$896K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for electricians, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with San Juan County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM72122.1$13.7M+6.9%#136 of 1,160
2Doña Ana County, NM61151.8$13.5M+4.1%#328 of 1,160
3Santa Fe County, NM59142.0$14.5M+1.2%#375 of 1,160
4Los Alamos County, NM5056.1$6.3M0.0%#598 of 1,160
5Valencia County, NM3982.9$8.4M+7.2%#845 of 1,160
6Otero County, NM37104.1$5.9M+3.7%#885 of 1,160
7Chaves County, NM2973.0$7.8M−2.7%#995 of 1,160
8Bernalillo County, NM281053.7$7.2M−1.4%#1,016 of 1,160
9San Juan County, NM27102.4$10.1M−0.9%#1,028 of 1,160
10Eddy County, NM20156.4$4.3M+0.3%#1,101 of 1,160

Other business types in San Juan County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in San Juan County, NM?

San Juan County has 10 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019.

How much do households in San Juan County, NM spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $100.6M a year, or $2,411 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for electricians?

San Juan County has 2.4 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, San Juan County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 27 for electricians (lower middle), #1,028 of 1,160 scored counties.

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