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Electricians in Tompkins County, NY
The electricians in Tompkins County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #101 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $134.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,116 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.8M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Tompkins County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #101 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 electricians in Tompkins County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Tompkins County spend about $134.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,116 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $16.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 40% 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Tompkins County in 2023. That is one for every 3,090 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $41K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Tompkins County. Population estimates put the population change in Tompkins County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tompkins 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 | Tompkins County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $16.8M | $13.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,090 | 1,473 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,116 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $41K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents 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 Tompkins County, NY?
Tompkins County has 8 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Tompkins County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $134.8M a year, or $3,116 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 electricians on map listings, it comes to $16.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Tompkins County has 1.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $16.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,090 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County scores 74 for electricians (upper middle), #101 of 1,160 scored counties.
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