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Electricians in Grand Forks County, ND

The electricians in Grand Forks County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #971 of 1,160 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
25
+4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,622 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,501
+1.9% 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

Grand Forks County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #971 of 1,160 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 electricians in Grand Forks County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Grand Forks County comes to about $82.1M a year: $2,622 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 43% 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.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Grand Forks County in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $994K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Grand Forks County. Population estimates show Grand Forks County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Grand Forks County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Grand Forks County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Forks CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.52.5
Spending per listing$6.8M$6.1M$12M
Households per official establishment1,2528921,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.2%+4.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,622$2,751$3,018
Median household income$68,075$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score3119

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 25+4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.3M
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
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$994K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,501+1.9% since 2020
Households
31,295
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,591
Median home value
$252,700
Jobs located here
38,188
Daytime population
77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for electricians, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND44293.5$8M+9.1%#735 of 1,160
2Morton County, ND4453.6$7.8M+3.8%#736 of 1,160
3Burleigh County, ND36245.8$5M+4.7%#901 of 1,160
4Grand Forks County, ND31123.8$6.8M+1.9%#971 of 1,160
5Williams County, ND26106.6$4.5M+1.4%#1,041 of 1,160
6Ward County, ND21124.2$6.7M−2.4%#1,089 of 1,160
7Richland County, ND1957.3$3.8M+1.2%#1,108 of 1,160
8Stutsman County, ND1655.3$4.6M−0.6%#1,125 of 1,160
9Stark County, ND151611.8$2.3M+0.5%#1,130 of 1,160
10Barnes County, ND4510.2$2.5M−2.7%#1,160 of 1,160

Other business types in Grand Forks County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Grand Forks County, ND?

There are 12 electricians on map listings in Grand Forks County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $82.1M a year, or $2,622 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Grand Forks County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $6.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 31 for electricians (lower middle), #971 of 1,160 scored counties.

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