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Electricians in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #230 of 383 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
167
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
476
+26.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,843 a household
Spending per listing
$9.7M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,512,813
+5.8% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Oklahoma City metro area comes to about $1.6B a year: $2,843 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 167 electricians on map listings in the Oklahoma City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Oklahoma City metro area was 476 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Oklahoma City metro area grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oklahoma City metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #230 of 383 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Oklahoma City metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma City metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.82.5
Spending per listing$9.7M$9.6M$12M
Households per official establishment1,2001,3471,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.9%+17.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,843$2,707$3,018
Median household income$72,094$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
476+26.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,589
Annual payroll, 2023
$299.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1671 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$9.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
Households
571,211
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
265
Median household income
$72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,782
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
659,352
Daytime population
1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Oklahoma

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

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lawton, OK6181.7$15.1M+0.7%#95 of 383
Fort Smith, AR-OK47202.2$11.7M+3.1%#217 of 383
2Oklahoma City, OK451672.9$9.7M+5.8%#230 of 383
3Tulsa, OK421333.3$8.6M+5.1%#258 of 383
4Enid, OK12114.6$5.8M−1.5%#382 of 383

Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 167 electricians in the Oklahoma City metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 476 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.6B a year, or $2,843 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 167 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Oklahoma City metro area has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.7M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 135, against 167 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 45 for electricians (lower middle), #230 of 383 scored metro areas.

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