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Electricians in Bristol County, RI
How Bristol County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #856 of 1,160 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,001
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 electricians in Bristol County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,833 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Bristol County spend about $77.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 9 electricians, that is $8.6M per company, 29% 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 22 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Bristol County in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 914 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Bristol County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Bristol County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #856 of 1,160 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Bristol County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Bristol County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $15.6M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 914 | 1,153 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +5.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,833 | $3,289 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $114,490 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,001−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 20,104
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 24 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,092
- Median household income
- $114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,035
- Median home value
- $513,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,997
- Daytime population
- 43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 69 | 40 | 1.5 | $20.1M | +2.8% | #170 of 1,160 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 65 | 16 | 2.2 | $15.5M | +1.8% | #240 of 1,160 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 57 | 15 | 2.9 | $12.8M | 0.0% | #419 of 1,160 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 41 | 13 | 3.5 | $10.2M | −2.9% | #787 of 1,160 |
| 5Bristol County, RI | 38 | 9 | 4.5 | $8.6M | −1.5% | #856 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Bristol County, RI?
Bristol County has 9 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Bristol County, RI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $77.1M a year, or $3,833 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Bristol County has 4.5 electricians per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Bristol County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 914 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 38 for electricians (lower middle), #856 of 1,160 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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