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Electricians in New York County, NY
The electricians in New York County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #40 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 99
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $30M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in New York County is 81 (high), #40 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in New York County comes to about $3B a year: $3,819 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 99 electricians, that is $30M per company, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 99 electricians on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in New York County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,620 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in New York County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New York County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New York County 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $30M | $13.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,620 | 1,473 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −0.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,819 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251 → 215−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,912
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $538.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 991 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York County, NY | 81 | 99 | 1.3 | $30M | −1.3% | #40 of 1,160 |
| 2Oswego County, NY | 77 | 5 | 1.1 | $27.2M | +1.0% | #67 of 1,160 |
| 3Tompkins County, NY | 74 | 8 | 1.8 | $16.8M | −1.4% | #101 of 1,160 |
| 4Onondaga County, NY | 72 | 34 | 1.7 | $18M | −1.9% | #127 of 1,160 |
| 5Madison County, NY | 72 | 5 | 1.9 | $16M | −1.2% | #130 of 1,160 |
| 6Saratoga County, NY | 72 | 29 | 2.8 | $12.5M | +2.3% | #140 of 1,160 |
| 7Orange County, NY | 71 | 28 | 2.0 | $17.1M | +4.2% | #146 of 1,160 |
| 8Erie County, NY | 71 | 78 | 1.9 | $15.9M | −0.6% | #148 of 1,160 |
| 9Ontario County, NY | 68 | 9 | 1.9 | $17.1M | +0.6% | #188 of 1,160 |
| 10Albany County, NY | 68 | 31 | 2.3 | $14.1M | +2.2% | #196 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in New York County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 electricians in New York County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $3B a year, or $3,819 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 electricians on map listings, it comes to $30M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for electricians?
New York County has 1.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $30M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, New York County would have about 248, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,620 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 81 for electricians (high), #40 of 1,160 scored counties.
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