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Electricians in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 383 scored metro areas
#8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.9M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,155
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 electricians in the Harrisonburg metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $2,837 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Harrisonburg metro area spend about $142M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Harrisonburg metro area was 34 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Harrisonburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Harrisonburg metro area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #186 of 383 scored metro areas and #8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Harrisonburg metro area 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 | Harrisonburg metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.9M | $14.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,472 | 1,843 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +5.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,837 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,065 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 369
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Harrisonburg metro area, 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 the Harrisonburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,155+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,046
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $75,065+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,373
- Median home value
- $309,300
- Jobs located here
- 66,301
- Daytime population
- 138,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for electricians, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Harrisonburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 85 | 515 | 2.2 | $17.7M | +3.3% | #4 of 383 |
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 73 | 15 | 1.7 | $19.8M | +3.1% | #27 of 383 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 65 | 134 | 2.5 | $12.5M | +5.5% | #70 of 383 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 63 | 15 | 2.7 | $11.4M | +6.5% | #83 of 383 |
| 4Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 60 | 181 | 2.6 | $11.8M | +0.9% | #111 of 383 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 59 | 26 | 2.0 | $12.9M | +2.3% | #120 of 383 |
| 5Roanoke, VA | 58 | 29 | 2.2 | $12.6M | +0.4% | #127 of 383 |
| 6Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 58 | 16 | 2.3 | $12M | −0.1% | #129 of 383 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 51 | 25 | 2.4 | $11.3M | +2.9% | #185 of 383 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 51 | 13 | 2.6 | $10.9M | +3.5% | #186 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area?
The Harrisonburg metro area has 13 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $142M a year, or $2,837 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,046 households in the Harrisonburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Harrisonburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Harrisonburg metro area has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.9M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Harrisonburg metro area would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Harrisonburg, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Harrisonburg metro area at 140,155 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,046 households. The median household income in the Harrisonburg metro area is $75,065 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. The Harrisonburg metro area scores 51 for electricians (upper middle), #186 of 383 scored metro areas.
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