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Electricians in Chesapeake city, VA
The electricians in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #683 of 1,160 scored counties
#28 of 44 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 36
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $304M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,247 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Chesapeake city spend about $304M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $8.4M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
Chesapeake city has 36 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Chesapeake city was 83 in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $701K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #683 of 1,160 scored counties and #28 of 44 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $14.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,128 | 1,843 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.6% | +5.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,247 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95 → 83−12.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 361 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $701K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for electricians, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 90 | 9 | 1.7 | $23M | +8.3% | #6 of 1,160 |
| 2Arlington County, VA | 89 | 6 | 0.5 | $75.1M | +2.1% | #8 of 1,160 |
| 3Alexandria city, VA | 86 | 7 | 0.9 | $40.4M | +1.0% | #15 of 1,160 |
| 4Loudoun County, VA | 85 | 30 | 2.1 | $21.8M | +6.4% | #22 of 1,160 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 85 | 7 | 1.8 | $17M | +10.4% | #26 of 1,160 |
| 6Richmond city, VA | 83 | 11 | 1.1 | $26.5M | +4.6% | #28 of 1,160 |
| 7Fairfax County, VA | 83 | 83 | 2.0 | $21M | +1.7% | #31 of 1,160 |
| 8Albemarle County, VA | 83 | 8 | 1.7 | $19.9M | +5.1% | #32 of 1,160 |
| 9York County, VA | 79 | 7 | 2.6 | $13.5M | +1.6% | #58 of 1,160 |
| 10Chesterfield County, VA | 77 | 34 | 2.4 | $13.9M | +8.7% | #73 of 1,160 |
| 28Chesapeake city, VA | 46 | 36 | 3.8 | $8.4M | +2.3% | #683 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 electricians in Chesapeake city. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $304M a year, or $3,247 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Chesapeake city has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 25, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 46 for electricians (lower middle), #683 of 1,160 scored counties.
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