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Electricians in Franklin County, OH

How Franklin County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #81 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 51 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
103
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
182
+5.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,801 a household
Spending per listing
$15M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,361,536
+2.8% 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 Franklin County is 76 (high), #81 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 of 51 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.

As of September 2026, map listings count 103 electricians in Franklin County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 2%, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $2,801 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $1.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 103 electricians, that is $15M per company, 25% above the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Franklin County was 182 in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,039 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Franklin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Franklin County 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 Franklin County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.12.5
Spending per listing$15M$13M$12M
Households per official establishment3,0392,4591,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.8%+3.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,801$2,683$3,018
Median household income$75,176$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
172 → 182+5.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,842
Annual payroll, 2023
$345.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1032 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
24
Amount
$6.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
Households
553,099
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,381
Median home value
$288,400
Jobs located here
814,719
Daytime population
1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for electricians, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH86182.0$17.1M+5.7%#19 of 1,160
2Delaware County, OH86192.3$16M+12.5%#20 of 1,160
3Greene County, OH8560.9$33.6M+3.7%#21 of 1,160
4Clermont County, OH82101.2$24.5M+3.9%#35 of 1,160
5Union County, OH8172.9$11.3M+16.5%#46 of 1,160
6Franklin County, OH761031.9$15M+2.8%#81 of 1,160
7Butler County, OH73271.8$15.4M+2.4%#113 of 1,160
8Portage County, OH68111.7$15.9M+1.0%#190 of 1,160
9Lorain County, OH68282.2$12.4M+3.1%#200 of 1,160
10Summit County, OH66401.7$15.6M−0.3%#226 of 1,160

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Franklin County, OH?

Franklin County has 103 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.5B a year, or $2,801 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 electricians on map listings, it comes to $15M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Franklin County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $15M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Franklin County would have about 129, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,039 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 76 for electricians (high), #81 of 1,160 scored counties.

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