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Electricians in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
The electricians in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #81 of 383 scored metro areas
#8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 100
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 235
- +1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 915,835
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 electricians in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,295 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area spend about $1.3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $12.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 5% 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area was 235 in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area.
Population estimates show the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is 63 (upper middle), #81 of 383 scored metro areas and #8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $12.6M | $13.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 1,473 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.7% | −0.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,295 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 235+1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,664
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $225.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1000 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 915,835+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 383,063
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $88,074+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,274
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 460,466
- Daytime population
- 937,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Syracuse, NY | 75 | 44 | 1.6 | $18.8M | −1.3% | #18 of 383 |
| 2Ithaca, NY | 75 | 8 | 1.8 | $16.8M | −1.4% | #20 of 383 |
| 3Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | 18 | 1.5 | $19.4M | −2.0% | #42 of 383 |
| 4Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 70 | 102 | 2.0 | $14.8M | −0.8% | #44 of 383 |
| 5Elmira, NY | 68 | 6 | 1.7 | $16.5M | −3.9% | #49 of 383 |
| 6Binghamton, NY | 68 | 18 | 1.8 | $16.3M | −1.3% | #50 of 383 |
| 7Rochester, NY | 67 | 93 | 2.1 | $14.7M | −0.7% | #60 of 383 |
| 8Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 63 | 100 | 2.6 | $12.6M | +1.9% | #81 of 383 |
| 9Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 62 | 64 | 2.5 | $14M | +3.0% | #88 of 383 |
| 10Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 60 | 11 | 2.3 | $12.3M | −3.9% | #110 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 100 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 235 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.3B a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 electricians on map listings, it comes to $12.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 383,063 households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $12.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area would have about 105, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area at 915,835 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,063 households. The median household income in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is $88,074 a year, 9% 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. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores 63 for electricians (upper middle), #81 of 383 scored metro areas.
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