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Electricians in Gaston County, NC
The electricians in Gaston County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 1,160 scored counties
#10 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $256.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.2M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,738 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Gaston County spend about $256.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 18 electricians, that is $14.2M per company, 19% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 18 electricians on map listings in Gaston County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in Gaston County classed as electrical contractors, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Gaston County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaston County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #195 of 1,160 scored counties and #10 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gaston 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 | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $14.2M | $11.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,485 | 1,386 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,738 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 63+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 732
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents 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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Gaston County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 electricians in Gaston County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Gaston County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $256.2M a year, or $2,738 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.2M 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 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Gaston County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Gaston County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 68 for electricians (upper middle), #195 of 1,160 scored counties.
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