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Electricians in Beaufort County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Beaufort County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #154 of 1,160 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
22
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
55
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$264.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,207 a household
Spending per listing
$12M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
204,433
+8.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 electricians in Beaufort County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Beaufort County spend about $264.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,207 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 electricians, that is $12M per company, in line with 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 55 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Beaufort County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,497 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $290K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Beaufort County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beaufort County grew 8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Beaufort County is 71 (upper middle), #154 of 1,160 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Beaufort County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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.

Electricians in Beaufort County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBeaufort CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.12.5
Spending per listing$12M$13.5M$12M
Households per official establishment1,4972,0871,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+3.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,207$2,802$3,018
Median household income$86,573$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7178

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 550.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
313
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
220 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$290K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County

Population, 2025 estimate
204,433+8.9% since 2020
Households
82,333
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
576 sq. mi.
People per square mile
339
Median household income
$86,573+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,275
Median home value
$455,600
Jobs located here
68,323
Daytime population
193,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for electricians, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Beaufort County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, SC8871.7$17M+18.3%#11 of 1,160
2Aiken County, SC8271.0$27.9M+7.3%#34 of 1,160
3Richland County, SC82251.5$18.5M+4.6%#38 of 1,160
4Dorchester County, SC81121.9$15.5M+10.1%#44 of 1,160
5Berkeley County, SC79161.7$17.3M+18.7%#51 of 1,160
6Charleston County, SC77442.5$13.1M+6.4%#75 of 1,160
7York County, SC77292.5$12.5M+8.1%#76 of 1,160
8Pickens County, SC7491.7$15.3M+5.7%#106 of 1,160
9Kershaw County, SC7451.9$14.7M+11.6%#108 of 1,160
10Greenville County, SC73562.5$11.7M+10.6%#121 of 1,160
13Beaufort County, SC71222.7$12M+8.9%#154 of 1,160

Other business types in Beaufort County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Beaufort County, SC?

There are 22 electricians on map listings in Beaufort 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, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Beaufort County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $264.1M a year, or $3,207 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 electricians on map listings, it comes to $12M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,333 households in Beaufort County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Beaufort County, SC compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Beaufort County has 2.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $12M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,497 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Beaufort County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Beaufort County at 204,433 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,333 households. The median household income in Beaufort County is $86,573 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Beaufort County scores 71 for electricians (upper middle), #154 of 1,160 scored counties.

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