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Electricians in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,089 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +23.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for electricians in Ward County is 21 (low), #1,089 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 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 Ward County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Ward County comes to about $80.2M a year: $2,807 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.7M per company, 44% 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 37 businesses with payroll in Ward County classed as electrical contractors, up 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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.
| Measure | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $6.1M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 772 | 892 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.3% | +4.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,807 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 37+23.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.8M
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, ND | 44 | 29 | 3.5 | $8M | +9.1% | #735 of 1,160 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 44 | 5 | 3.6 | $7.8M | +3.8% | #736 of 1,160 |
| 3Burleigh County, ND | 36 | 24 | 5.8 | $5M | +4.7% | #901 of 1,160 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 31 | 12 | 3.8 | $6.8M | +1.9% | #971 of 1,160 |
| 5Williams County, ND | 26 | 10 | 6.6 | $4.5M | +1.4% | #1,041 of 1,160 |
| 6Ward County, ND | 21 | 12 | 4.2 | $6.7M | −2.4% | #1,089 of 1,160 |
| 7Richland County, ND | 19 | 5 | 7.3 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #1,108 of 1,160 |
| 8Stutsman County, ND | 16 | 5 | 5.3 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #1,125 of 1,160 |
| 9Stark County, ND | 15 | 16 | 11.8 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #1,130 of 1,160 |
| 10Barnes County, ND | 4 | 5 | 10.2 | $2.5M | −2.7% | #1,160 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Ward County, ND?
There are 12 electricians on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $80.2M a year, or $2,807 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 electricians on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Ward County has 4.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $6.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Ward County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 21 for electricians (low), #1,089 of 1,160 scored counties.
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