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Electricians in Washington County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Washington County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,241 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,638
−3.1% 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

Households in Washington County spend about $10.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,241 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 electricians, that is $5.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Washington County has 2 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for electrical contractors in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Washington County declined 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 electricians on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.22.62.5
Spending per listing$5.3M$11.1M$12M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3861,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,241$2,889$3,018
Median household income$41,813$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,638−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,744
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
347 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$41,813+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,368
Median home value
$125,900
Jobs located here
2,683
Daytime population
9,360Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, NCNot scored24.2$5.3M−3.1%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Washington County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 electricians in Washington County. The listings count electricians. No official count is published for electrical contractors in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $2,241 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 electricians on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 4,744 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 2 electricians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Washington County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 10,638 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,744 households. Median household income in Washington County is $41,813, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.2%, 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. Washington County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the electricians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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