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Electricians in the Goldsboro, NC metro area
The electricians in the Goldsboro, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #223 of 383 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,592 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,278
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Goldsboro metro area spend about $123.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,592 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 electricians, that is $10.3M per company, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 12 electricians on map listings in the Goldsboro metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Goldsboro metro area was 27 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,760 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Goldsboro metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Goldsboro metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #223 of 383 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Goldsboro metro area 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 | Goldsboro metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $11.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,760 | 1,386 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,592 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,733 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 the Goldsboro metro area, 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 the Goldsboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,278+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 47,507
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 214
- Median household income
- $59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,980
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,987
- Daytime population
- 111,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for electricians, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Goldsboro metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, NC | 80 | 12 | 1.6 | $17M | +6.0% | #7 of 383 |
| 2Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 73 | 60 | 2.4 | $13.1M | +7.5% | #29 of 383 |
| 3Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 68 | 257 | 2.4 | $13.1M | +10.1% | #57 of 383 |
| 4Raleigh-Cary, NC | 64 | 172 | 3.0 | $11.3M | +12.6% | #76 of 383 |
| 5Winston-Salem, NC | 62 | 62 | 2.2 | $12.4M | +5.3% | #89 of 383 |
| 6Greensboro-High Point, NC | 60 | 61 | 1.9 | $14.1M | +4.1% | #107 of 383 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 60 | 181 | 2.6 | $11.8M | +0.9% | #111 of 383 |
| 7Fayetteville, NC | 56 | 31 | 2.1 | $12.6M | +1.6% | #145 of 383 |
| 8Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 54 | 13 | 3.0 | $10.2M | +10.3% | #168 of 383 |
| 9Goldsboro, NC | 46 | 12 | 2.5 | $10.3M | +3.8% | #223 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Goldsboro, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 electricians in the Goldsboro metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Goldsboro, NC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $123.2M a year, or $2,592 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 47,507 households in the Goldsboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Goldsboro, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Goldsboro metro area has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Goldsboro metro area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,760 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Goldsboro, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Goldsboro metro area at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. Median household income in the Goldsboro metro area is $59,733, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Goldsboro metro area scores 46 for electricians (lower middle), #223 of 383 scored metro areas.
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