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Electricians in Shelby County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #305 of 1,160 scored counties
#17 of 32 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
73
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
146
−4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,771 a household
Spending per listing
$13.8M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
910,226
−2.1% 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

Households in Shelby County spend about $1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,771 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Shelby County has 73 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, 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.

Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Shelby County in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,485 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $996K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Shelby County.

Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for electricians in Shelby County is 62 (upper middle), #305 of 1,160 scored counties and #17 of 32 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Shelby County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Shelby County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureShelby CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.22.5
Spending per listing$13.8M$13M$12M
Households per official establishment2,4852,1481,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.6%+19.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,771$2,815$3,018
Median household income$63,767$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6273

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
153 → 146−4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,694
Annual payroll, 2023
$186.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
732 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$996K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
910,226−2.1% since 2020
Households
362,741
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
753 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,221
Median household income
$63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,646
Median home value
$249,100
Jobs located here
497,377
Daytime population
1,001,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for electricians, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Shelby County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN87151.6$24.5M+9.0%#13 of 1,160
2Maury County, TN8192.1$13.4M+16.0%#45 of 1,160
3Rutherford County, TN78292.2$13.5M+12.6%#64 of 1,160
4Washington County, TN7781.4$18.9M+6.0%#70 of 1,160
5Anderson County, TN7382.4$11.2M+6.1%#122 of 1,160
6Hamilton County, TN73422.7$10.9M+6.2%#123 of 1,160
7Davidson County, TN72772.4$12.8M+4.2%#138 of 1,160
8Knox County, TN72472.3$12.5M+6.5%#141 of 1,160
9Montgomery County, TN71232.6$10.7M+13.0%#157 of 1,160
10Blount County, TN70132.3$12.5M+6.0%#165 of 1,160
17Shelby County, TN62732.0$13.8M−2.1%#305 of 1,160

Other business types in Shelby County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Shelby County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 electricians in Shelby County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1B a year, or $2,771 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.8M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Shelby County has 2.0 electricians per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Shelby County would have about 84, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,485 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 62 for electricians (upper middle), #305 of 1,160 scored counties.

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