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Electricians in York County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in York County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #414 of 1,160 scored counties
#26 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 70
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- +10.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $577.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 473,197
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 electricians in York County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in York County spend about $577.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,182 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $8.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% 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.
Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in York County in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,853 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in York County.
Population estimates show York County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #414 of 1,160 scored counties and #26 of 46 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How York 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 | York County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $11.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,853 | 1,918 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.1% | +5.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,182 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 98+10.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 961
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 702 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 473,197+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 181,583
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 512
- Median household income
- $84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,143
- Median home value
- $248,600
- Jobs located here
- 187,332
- Daytime population
- 423,675Residents 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 |
| 26York County, PA | 58 | 70 | 3.9 | $8.3M | +3.6% | #414 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in York County, PA?
York County has 70 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019.
How much do households in York County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $577.8M a year, or $3,182 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 181,583 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, PA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
York County has 3.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, York County would have about 48, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,853 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is York County, PA growing?
Population estimates put York County at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. The median household income in York County is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. York County scores 58 for electricians (upper middle), #414 of 1,160 scored counties.
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