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Electricians in Queens County, NY

The electricians in Queens County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #467 of 1,160 scored counties
#32 of 46 scored counties in New York

Listings
233
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
641
−2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.8B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,300 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,358,182
−1.1% 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

At $3,300 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Queens County spend about $2.8B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $11.9M per company, in line with the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Queens County has 233 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 12% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Queens County was 641 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,312 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Queens County.

Population estimates put the population change in Queens County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Queens County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #467 of 1,160 scored counties and #32 of 46 scored counties in New York.

How Queens 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.

Electricians in Queens County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureQueens CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.42.5
Spending per listing$11.9M$13.9M$12M
Households per official establishment1,3121,4731,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%−0.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,300$3,373$3,018
Median household income$86,136$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5562

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
659 → 641−2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,010
Annual payroll, 2023
$716.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2330 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$5.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,358,182−1.1% since 2020
Households
841,003
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
0.9
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21,371
Median household income
$86,136+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,404
Median home value
$723,800
Jobs located here
728,428
Daytime population
2,069,814Residents 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 counties in New York for electricians, numbered among those based in New York, with Queens County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY81991.3$30M−1.3%#40 of 1,160
2Oswego County, NY7751.1$27.2M+1.0%#67 of 1,160
3Tompkins County, NY7481.8$16.8M−1.4%#101 of 1,160
4Onondaga County, NY72341.7$18M−1.9%#127 of 1,160
5Madison County, NY7251.9$16M−1.2%#130 of 1,160
6Saratoga County, NY72292.8$12.5M+2.3%#140 of 1,160
7Orange County, NY71282.0$17.1M+4.2%#146 of 1,160
8Erie County, NY71781.9$15.9M−0.6%#148 of 1,160
9Ontario County, NY6891.9$17.1M+0.6%#188 of 1,160
10Albany County, NY68312.3$14.1M+2.2%#196 of 1,160
32Queens County, NY552332.8$11.9M−1.1%#467 of 1,160

Other business types in Queens County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Queens County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 electricians in Queens County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 641 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Queens County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $2.8B a year, or $3,300 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 841,003 households in Queens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Queens County, NY compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Queens County has 2.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Queens County would have about 231, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,312 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Queens County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Queens County at 2,358,182 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 841,003 households. Median household income in Queens County is $86,136, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Queens County scores 55 for electricians (upper middle), #467 of 1,160 scored counties.

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