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Electricians in the Cleveland, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Cleveland, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #106 of 383 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
174
2 chain locations (1%)
Official establishments
401
+3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,696 a household
Spending per listing
$14.4M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,165,775
−0.8% 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

Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $2.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,696 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $14.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 174 electricians on map listings in the Cleveland metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (1%) are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Cleveland metro area was 401 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,323 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Cleveland metro area.

Population estimates show the Cleveland metro area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Cleveland metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #106 of 383 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Cleveland metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Cleveland, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.12.5
Spending per listing$14.4M$13M$12M
Households per official establishment2,3232,4591,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+3.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,696$2,683$3,018
Median household income$70,678$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
401+3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,092
Annual payroll, 2023
$477.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1742 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
209The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
30
Amount
$5.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Cleveland metro area, 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 the Cleveland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
Households
931,377
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
804
Median household income
$70,678
Average household income
$98,881
Median home value
$215,400
Jobs located here
1,071,853
Daytime population
2,231,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for electricians, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cleveland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH771842.1$13.6M+4.7%#13 of 383
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN721842.0$14.2M+2.7%#35 of 383
3Akron, OH66511.7$15.6M0.0%#64 of 383
Wheeling, WV-OH6171.2$20.6M−3.6%#93 of 383
4Cleveland, OH601741.9$14.4M−0.8%#106 of 383
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH5971.4$17.3M−3.6%#114 of 383
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH57812.4$11.3M+1.5%#138 of 383
6Toledo, OH56481.9$13.6M−1.0%#142 of 383
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH54271.8$14.4M−2.6%#162 of 383
7Springfield, OH52112.0$12.5M−0.4%#177 of 383

Other business types in the Cleveland metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Cleveland, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 174 electricians in the Cleveland metro area. 2 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 401 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cleveland, OH metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $2.5B a year, or $2,696 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cleveland, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Cleveland metro area has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 209, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,323 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Cleveland metro area scores 60 for electricians (upper middle), #106 of 383 scored metro areas.

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