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Electricians in the Glens Falls, NY metro area

The electricians in the Glens Falls, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #315 of 383 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
22
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
31
−6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$165M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,021 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,373
−1.9% since 2020

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What this means

The Glens Falls metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #315 of 383 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 electricians in the Glens Falls metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $3,021 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $165M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $7.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Glens Falls metro area in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,761 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $416K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Glens Falls metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Glens Falls metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Glens Falls 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.

Electricians in Glens Falls, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGlens Falls metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.02.42.5
Spending per listing$7.5M$13.9M$12M
Households per official establishment1,7611,4731,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.1%−0.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,021$3,373$3,018
Median household income$75,836$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3562

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31−6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
325
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
221 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$416K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,373−1.9% since 2020
Households
54,602
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,103
Median home value
$232,500
Jobs located here
49,038
Daytime population
117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across New York

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for electricians, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Syracuse, NY75441.6$18.8M−1.3%#18 of 383
2Ithaca, NY7581.8$16.8M−1.4%#20 of 383
3Utica-Rome, NY70181.5$19.4M−2.0%#42 of 383
4Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY701022.0$14.8M−0.8%#44 of 383
5Elmira, NY6861.7$16.5M−3.9%#49 of 383
6Binghamton, NY68181.8$16.3M−1.3%#50 of 383
7Rochester, NY67932.1$14.7M−0.7%#60 of 383
8Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY631002.6$12.6M+1.9%#81 of 383
9Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY62642.5$14M+3.0%#88 of 383
10Watertown-Fort Drum, NY60112.3$12.3M−3.9%#110 of 383
13Glens Falls, NY35224.0$7.5M−1.9%#315 of 383

Other business types in the Glens Falls metro area

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Questions

How many electricians are in the Glens Falls, NY metro area?

The Glens Falls metro area has 22 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $165M a year, or $3,021 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Glens Falls metro area has 4.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,761 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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 Glens Falls metro area scores 35 for electricians (lower middle), #315 of 383 scored metro areas.

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