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Electricians in the Spartanburg, SC metro area

The electricians in the Spartanburg, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #45 of 383 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
29
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
67
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$382M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,666 a household
Spending per listing
$13.2M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
407,656
+14.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 electricians in the Spartanburg metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Spartanburg metro area comes to about $382M a year: $2,666 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 electricians, that is $13.2M per company, 10% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in the Spartanburg metro area classed as electrical contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,139 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $783K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Spartanburg metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Spartanburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, the Spartanburg metro area has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #45 of 383 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Spartanburg metro area 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 Spartanburg, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSpartanburg metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.12.5
Spending per listing$13.2M$13.5M$12M
Households per official establishment2,1392,0871,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+3.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,666$2,802$3,018
Median household income$64,382$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7078

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
670.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
518
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
290 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$783K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Spartanburg metro area, 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 the Spartanburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
407,656+14.3% since 2020
Households
143,283
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$64,382
Average household income
$85,260
Median home value
$225,000
Jobs located here
167,419
Daytime population
371,898Residents 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 metro areas in South Carolina for electricians, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spartanburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charleston-North Charleston, SC80722.1$14.5M+10.7%#9 of 383
2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC74792.1$13.8M+9.0%#23 of 383
3Columbia, SC74712.1$13.3M+6.0%#26 of 383
4Spartanburg, SC70292.0$13.2M+14.3%#45 of 383
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC682572.4$13.1M+10.1%#57 of 383
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC65522.2$12.4M+4.7%#71 of 383
5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC63262.7$11.5M+12.0%#82 of 383
6Sumter, SC6161.5$17.2M−0.3%#94 of 383
7Florence, SC54162.0$12.4M+0.9%#163 of 383
8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC51513.2$8.4M+20.9%#190 of 383

Other business types in the Spartanburg metro area

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

Questions

How many electricians are in the Spartanburg, SC metro area?

The Spartanburg metro area has 29 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Spartanburg, SC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $382M a year, or $2,666 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,283 households in the Spartanburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spartanburg, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Spartanburg metro area has 2.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Spartanburg metro area would have about 32, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,139 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 the Spartanburg, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spartanburg metro area at 407,656 people in 2025, up 14.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,283 households. The median household income in the Spartanburg metro area is $64,382 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Spartanburg metro area scores 70 for electricians (upper middle), #45 of 383 scored metro areas.

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