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Electricians in Bell County, TX
How Bell County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #93 of 1,160 scored counties
#11 of 72 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $385.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,706 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.3M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
For electricians, Bell County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #93 of 1,160 scored counties and #11 of 72 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for electricians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 electricians in Bell County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Bell County spend about $385.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,706 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14.3M per company, 19% 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 59 businesses with payroll in Bell County classed as electrical contractors, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Bell County. Population estimates show Bell County grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $14.3M | $13M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,412 | 1,795 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,706 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 59+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 540
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 95 | 39 | 1.3 | $27M | +17.4% | #1 of 1,160 |
| 2Denton County, TX | 93 | 56 | 1.6 | $23.2M | +16.9% | #2 of 1,160 |
| 3Collin County, TX | 92 | 65 | 1.6 | $24M | +20.6% | #3 of 1,160 |
| 4Travis County, TX | 82 | 129 | 2.2 | $15.6M | +7.2% | #39 of 1,160 |
| 5Bexar County, TX | 78 | 148 | 2.0 | $14.5M | +7.2% | #62 of 1,160 |
| 6Galveston County, TX | 78 | 35 | 2.5 | $12.6M | +5.9% | #66 of 1,160 |
| 7Bastrop County, TX | 77 | 5 | 1.4 | $22.4M | +21.3% | #68 of 1,160 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 77 | 392 | 2.2 | $13.4M | +6.6% | #74 of 1,160 |
| 9Brazoria County, TX | 77 | 38 | 2.8 | $11.7M | +12.2% | #77 of 1,160 |
| 10Hidalgo County, TX | 75 | 32 | 1.2 | $20.7M | +5.6% | #86 of 1,160 |
| 11Bell County, TX | 75 | 27 | 1.9 | $14.3M | +8.0% | #93 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Bell County, TX?
Bell County has 27 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $385.1M a year, or $2,706 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 electricians on map listings, it comes to $14.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Bell County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $14.3M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Bell County would have about 32, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 75 for electricians (high), #93 of 1,160 scored counties.
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