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Electricians in Iredell County, NC

How Iredell 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #333 of 1,160 scored counties
#15 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
78
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$233.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,056 a household
Spending per listing
$11.7M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,798
+12.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Iredell County comes to about $233.3M a year: $3,056 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 20 electricians, that is $11.7M per company, 3% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 20 electricians on map listings in Iredell County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Iredell County was 78 in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 979 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $8.9M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Iredell County.

Population estimates put the population change in Iredell County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Iredell County is 61 (upper middle), #333 of 1,160 scored counties and #15 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Iredell 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.

Electricians in Iredell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureIredell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.62.5
Spending per listing$11.7M$11.1M$12M
Households per official establishment9791,3861,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+15.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,056$2,889$3,018
Median household income$81,419$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6154

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 78+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
823
Annual payroll, 2023
$50.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
200 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$8.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Iredell 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 Iredell County

Population, 2025 estimate
211,798+12.9% since 2020
Households
76,344
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,658
Median home value
$321,400
Jobs located here
82,907
Daytime population
186,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for electricians, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Iredell County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mecklenburg County, NC791062.3$14.3M+10.5%#56 of 1,160
2Onslow County, NC78121.6$17M+6.0%#61 of 1,160
3Chatham County, NC7882.4$14M+11.0%#63 of 1,160
4Orange County, NC76132.3$14.7M+6.1%#82 of 1,160
5Durham County, NC76352.5$12.6M+7.7%#83 of 1,160
6Wake County, NC751312.8$12.3M+11.2%#97 of 1,160
7Craven County, NC7061.4$18.9M+3.5%#158 of 1,160
8Cabarrus County, NC70192.3$14.1M+9.9%#161 of 1,160
9Forsyth County, NC70342.1$13M+5.0%#163 of 1,160
10Gaston County, NC68181.9$14.2M+7.8%#195 of 1,160
15Iredell County, NC61202.6$11.7M+12.9%#333 of 1,160

Other business types in Iredell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Iredell County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 electricians in Iredell County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Iredell County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $233.3M a year, or $3,056 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 electricians on map listings, it comes to $11.7M 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 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iredell County, NC compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Iredell County has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $11.7M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Iredell County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Iredell County scores 61 for electricians (upper middle), #333 of 1,160 scored counties.

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