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Electricians in Cameron County, TX

The electricians in Cameron County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #189 of 1,160 scored counties
#25 of 72 scored counties in Texas

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
38
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$335.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,421 a household
Spending per listing
$16M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% 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 21 electricians in Cameron County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Cameron County comes to about $335.1M a year: $2,421 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $16M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% 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 38 businesses with payroll in Cameron County classed as electrical contractors, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,643 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $51K have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Cameron County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cameron County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Cameron County is 68 (upper middle), #189 of 1,160 scored counties and #25 of 72 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cameron 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.

Electricians in Cameron County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCameron CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.32.5
Spending per listing$16M$13M$12M
Households per official establishment3,6431,7951,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%+15.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,421$3,015$3,018
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6875

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 38+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
354
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$51K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Bend County, TX95391.3$27M+17.4%#1 of 1,160
2Denton County, TX93561.6$23.2M+16.9%#2 of 1,160
3Collin County, TX92651.6$24M+20.6%#3 of 1,160
4Travis County, TX821292.2$15.6M+7.2%#39 of 1,160
5Bexar County, TX781482.0$14.5M+7.2%#62 of 1,160
6Galveston County, TX78352.5$12.6M+5.9%#66 of 1,160
7Bastrop County, TX7751.4$22.4M+21.3%#68 of 1,160
8Harris County, TX773922.2$13.4M+6.6%#74 of 1,160
9Brazoria County, TX77382.8$11.7M+12.2%#77 of 1,160
10Hidalgo County, TX75321.2$20.7M+5.6%#86 of 1,160
25Cameron County, TX68211.5$16M+3.0%#189 of 1,160

Other business types in Cameron County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Cameron County, TX?

There are 21 electricians on map listings in Cameron County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Cameron County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $335.1M a year, or $2,421 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 electricians on map listings, it comes to $16M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cameron County, TX compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Cameron County has 1.5 electricians per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $16M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Cameron County would have about 28, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,643 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 68 for electricians (upper middle), #189 of 1,160 scored counties.

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