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Electricians in Cumberland County, PA
The electricians in Cumberland County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 1,160 scored counties
#3 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 27
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $352.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.1M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Cumberland County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #65 of 1,160 scored counties and #3 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 electricians in Cumberland County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Cumberland County spend about $352.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,313 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 9% 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 Cumberland County was 55 in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,935 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cumberland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $11.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,935 | 1,918 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.8% | +5.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,313 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 55+5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 543
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents 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 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Cumberland County, PA?
There are 27 electricians on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $352.6M a year, or $3,313 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Cumberland County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,935 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 Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 78 for electricians (high), #65 of 1,160 scored counties.
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