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Electricians in Bedford County, PA
The electricians in Bedford County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #451 of 1,160 scored counties
#28 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,480
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 electricians in Bedford County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,700 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Bedford County spend about $53.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 5 electricians, that is $10.7M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Bedford County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 2,821 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $130K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Bedford County.
Population estimates show Bedford County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Bedford County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #451 of 1,160 scored counties and #28 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Bedford 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 | Bedford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $11.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,821 | 1,918 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,700 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,992 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $130K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,480−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,750
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $59,992+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,365
- Median home value
- $179,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,104
- Daytime population
- 42,273Residents 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 |
| 28Bedford County, PA | 56 | 5 | 2.5 | $10.7M | −0.2% | #451 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Bedford County, PA?
There are 5 electricians on map listings in Bedford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Bedford County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $53.3M a year, or $2,700 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,750 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, PA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Bedford County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Bedford County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,821 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 47,480 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,750 households. The median household income in Bedford County is $59,992 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.8% 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. Bedford County scores 56 for electricians (upper middle), #451 of 1,160 scored counties.
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