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Electricians in Dallas County, TX
The electricians in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 1,160 scored counties
#27 of 72 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 217
- 1 chain location (under 1%)
- Official establishments
- 553
- +14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.6M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 217 electricians in Dallas County. One of them (under 1%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Dallas County spend about $3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,009 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 217 electricians, that is $13.6M per company, 14% 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 553 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Dallas County in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,777 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Dallas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Dallas County is 67 (upper middle), #214 of 1,160 scored counties and #27 of 72 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $13.6M | $13M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,777 | 1,795 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.5% | +15.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,009 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 483 → 553+14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,980
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $7.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents 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 |
| 27Dallas County, TX | 67 | 217 | 2.2 | $13.6M | +1.9% | #214 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Dallas County, TX?
Dallas County has 217 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (under 1%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 553 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $3B a year, or $3,009 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Dallas County has 2.2 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Dallas County would have about 246, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,777 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 67 for electricians (upper middle), #214 of 1,160 scored counties.
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