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Electricians in Buncombe County, NC
How Buncombe County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #846 of 1,160 scored counties
#39 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 38
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 106
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $298.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,417
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 electricians in Buncombe County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Buncombe County spend about $298.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,932 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 35% 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 106 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Buncombe County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 961 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $50K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Buncombe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buncombe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Buncombe County is 39 (lower middle), #846 of 1,160 scored counties and #39 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Buncombe County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $11.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 961 | 1,386 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,932 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,436 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 106+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 713
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 381 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,417+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 101,855
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $74,436+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,560
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 142,929
- Daytime population
- 299,325Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mecklenburg County, NC | 79 | 106 | 2.3 | $14.3M | +10.5% | #56 of 1,160 |
| 2Onslow County, NC | 78 | 12 | 1.6 | $17M | +6.0% | #61 of 1,160 |
| 3Chatham County, NC | 78 | 8 | 2.4 | $14M | +11.0% | #63 of 1,160 |
| 4Orange County, NC | 76 | 13 | 2.3 | $14.7M | +6.1% | #82 of 1,160 |
| 5Durham County, NC | 76 | 35 | 2.5 | $12.6M | +7.7% | #83 of 1,160 |
| 6Wake County, NC | 75 | 131 | 2.8 | $12.3M | +11.2% | #97 of 1,160 |
| 7Craven County, NC | 70 | 6 | 1.4 | $18.9M | +3.5% | #158 of 1,160 |
| 8Cabarrus County, NC | 70 | 19 | 2.3 | $14.1M | +9.9% | #161 of 1,160 |
| 9Forsyth County, NC | 70 | 34 | 2.1 | $13M | +5.0% | #163 of 1,160 |
| 10Gaston County, NC | 68 | 18 | 1.9 | $14.2M | +7.8% | #195 of 1,160 |
| 39Buncombe County, NC | 39 | 38 | 3.7 | $7.9M | +2.9% | #846 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Buncombe County, NC?
Buncombe County has 38 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Buncombe County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $298.6M a year, or $2,932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 electricians on map listings, it comes to $7.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,855 households in Buncombe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buncombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Buncombe County has 3.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $7.9M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Buncombe County would have about 25, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 961 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Buncombe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Buncombe County at 277,417 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,855 households. The median household income in Buncombe County is $74,436 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Buncombe County scores 39 for electricians (lower middle), #846 of 1,160 scored counties.
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