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Electricians in Allegheny County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Allegheny County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 1,160 scored counties
#12 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 120
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 262
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.5M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,225,035
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 electricians in Allegheny County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,185 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Allegheny County spend about $1.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $14.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% 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.
Official counts show 262 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Allegheny County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,083 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Allegheny County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Allegheny County is 66 (upper middle), #227 of 1,160 scored counties and #12 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Allegheny County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $14.5M | $11.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,083 | 1,918 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +5.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,185 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,548 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 241 → 262+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,654
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $283.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 545,802
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,696
- Median household income
- $78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,072
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 728,045
- Daytime population
- 1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northampton County, PA | 83 | 26 | 2.1 | $15.6M | +3.7% | #33 of 1,160 |
| 2Dauphin County, PA | 82 | 19 | 1.6 | $19.6M | +2.3% | #36 of 1,160 |
| 3Cumberland County, PA | 78 | 27 | 2.5 | $13.1M | +6.5% | #65 of 1,160 |
| 4Schuylkill County, PA | 77 | 8 | 1.4 | $20.6M | +1.5% | #69 of 1,160 |
| 5Chester County, PA | 75 | 60 | 2.9 | $13.9M | +4.2% | #94 of 1,160 |
| 6Centre County, PA | 73 | 13 | 2.2 | $13.9M | −0.4% | #118 of 1,160 |
| 7Philadelphia County, PA | 72 | 95 | 1.4 | $20.3M | −1.6% | #124 of 1,160 |
| 8Franklin County, PA | 71 | 18 | 2.8 | $10.8M | +3.0% | #156 of 1,160 |
| 9Beaver County, PA | 69 | 14 | 1.9 | $15.3M | −1.1% | #172 of 1,160 |
| 10Lehigh County, PA | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | $10.4M | +2.7% | #202 of 1,160 |
| 12Allegheny County, PA | 66 | 120 | 2.2 | $14.5M | −2.0% | #227 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Allegheny County, PA?
Allegheny County has 120 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 262 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.7B a year, or $3,185 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.5M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegheny County, PA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Allegheny County has 2.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 145, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,083 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 66 for electricians (upper middle), #227 of 1,160 scored counties.
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