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Electricians in Henderson County, NC
How Henderson 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #866 of 1,160 scored counties
#40 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,375
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 electricians in Henderson County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Henderson County spend about $141.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,779 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 electricians, that is $6.2M per company, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Henderson County was 45 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $51K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Henderson County.
Population estimates show Henderson County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Henderson County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #866 of 1,160 scored counties and #40 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Henderson 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 | Henderson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $11.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,135 | 1,386 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,779 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,187 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 45+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $51K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Henderson 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 Henderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,375+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 51,067
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 318
- Median household income
- $68,187+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,991
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,470
- Daytime population
- 113,169Residents 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 |
| 40Henderson County, NC | 38 | 23 | 4.5 | $6.2M | +5.0% | #866 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Henderson County, NC?
There are 23 electricians on map listings in Henderson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Henderson County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $141.9M a year, or $2,779 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,067 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henderson County, NC compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Henderson County has 4.5 electricians per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $6.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Henderson County would have about 12, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Henderson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Henderson County at 122,375 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,067 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $68,187 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Henderson County scores 38 for electricians (lower middle), #866 of 1,160 scored counties.
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