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Electricians in Ulster County, NY
The electricians in Ulster County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #349 of 1,160 scored counties
#24 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +22.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $244.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,297 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,297 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Ulster County spend about $244.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $14.4M per company, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 17 electricians on map listings in Ulster County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Ulster County in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,061 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ulster County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Ulster County is 60 (upper middle), #349 of 1,160 scored counties and #24 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $13.9M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,061 | 1,473 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.8% | −0.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,297 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 70+22.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 455
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 |
| 24Ulster County, NY | 60 | 17 | 2.3 | $14.4M | +1.1% | #349 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Ulster County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 electricians in Ulster County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $244.9M a year, or $3,297 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Ulster County has 2.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Ulster County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,061 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 60 for electricians (upper middle), #349 of 1,160 scored counties.
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