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Electricians in Charleston County, SC
The electricians in Charleston County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #75 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $577.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,227 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
- 436,200
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
For electricians, Charleston County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #75 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 electricians in Charleston County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, 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.
At $3,227 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Charleston County spend about $577.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. 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.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Charleston County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,924 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Charleston County. Population estimates show Charleston County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charleston 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.
| Measure | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $13.5M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,924 | 2,087 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,227 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,494 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93 → 930.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $85M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 441 chain location
- 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
- 3
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Charleston 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 Charleston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 436,200+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 178,975
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 458
- Median household income
- $88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,674
- Median home value
- $489,100
- Jobs located here
- 279,531
- Daytime population
- 508,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 88 | 7 | 1.7 | $17M | +18.3% | #11 of 1,160 |
| 2Aiken County, SC | 82 | 7 | 1.0 | $27.9M | +7.3% | #34 of 1,160 |
| 3Richland County, SC | 82 | 25 | 1.5 | $18.5M | +4.6% | #38 of 1,160 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 81 | 12 | 1.9 | $15.5M | +10.1% | #44 of 1,160 |
| 5Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 16 | 1.7 | $17.3M | +18.7% | #51 of 1,160 |
| 6Charleston County, SC | 77 | 44 | 2.5 | $13.1M | +6.4% | #75 of 1,160 |
| 7York County, SC | 77 | 29 | 2.5 | $12.5M | +8.1% | #76 of 1,160 |
| 8Pickens County, SC | 74 | 9 | 1.7 | $15.3M | +5.7% | #106 of 1,160 |
| 9Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 5 | 1.9 | $14.7M | +11.6% | #108 of 1,160 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 73 | 56 | 2.5 | $11.7M | +10.6% | #121 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Charleston County, SC?
Charleston County has 44 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Charleston County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $577.6M a year, or $3,227 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 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 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Charleston 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, Charleston County would have about 48, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,924 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 Charleston County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 77 for electricians (high), #75 of 1,160 scored counties.
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