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Electricians in Macon County, NC

The electricians in Macon County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,000 of 1,160 scored counties
#47 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
23
−11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,639 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
72% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,232
+5.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for electricians in Macon County is 29 (lower middle), #1,000 of 1,160 scored counties and #47 of 53 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 electricians in Macon County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Macon County spend about $48.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,639 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 electricians, that is $6.1M 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Macon County classed as electrical contractors, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Macon 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 Macon County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.32.62.5
Spending per listing$6.1M$11.1M$12M
Households per official establishment8001,3861,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.5%+15.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,639$2,889$3,018
Median household income$59,061$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score2954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 23−11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,232+5.8% since 2020
Households
18,406
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$59,061+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,980
Median home value
$251,900
Jobs located here
12,682
Daytime population
35,660Residents 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 Macon 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
47Macon County, NC2984.3$6.1M+5.8%#1,000 of 1,160

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Macon County, NC?

There are 8 electricians on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.

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

About $48.6M a year, or $2,639 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,406 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 4.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $6.1M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Macon County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 39,232 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,406 households. The median household income in Macon County is $59,061 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. Macon County scores 29 for electricians (lower middle), #1,000 of 1,160 scored counties.

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