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Electricians in the Tulsa, OK metro area

The electricians in the Tulsa, OK metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #258 of 383 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
133
3 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
293
+6.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,808 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,273
+5.1% 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 Tulsa metro area comes to about $1.1B a year: $2,808 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 133 electricians, that is $8.6M per company, 29% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 133 electricians on map listings in the Tulsa metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 1% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 293 businesses with payroll in the Tulsa metro area classed as electrical contractors, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,387 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $11.1M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Tulsa metro area.

Population estimates show the Tulsa metro area grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, the Tulsa metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #258 of 383 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Tulsa 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 Tulsa, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.82.5
Spending per listing$8.6M$9.6M$12M
Households per official establishment1,3871,3471,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.2%+17.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,808$2,707$3,018
Median household income$69,359$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
293+6.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,371
Annual payroll, 2023
$208.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$11.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
Households
406,447
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,898
Median home value
$221,700
Jobs located here
463,622
Daytime population
1,045,426Residents 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 Tulsa 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 Tulsa metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Tulsa, OK metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 133 electricians in the Tulsa metro area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 293 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $2,808 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Tulsa metro area has 3.3 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 95, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,387 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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 Tulsa metro area scores 42 for electricians (lower middle), #258 of 383 scored metro areas.

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