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Electricians in Roanoke County, VA

How Roanoke County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #128 of 1,160 scored counties
#13 of 44 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$120.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,028 a household
Spending per listing
$17.2M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,150
+0.2% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Roanoke County comes to about $120.3M a year: $3,028 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7 electricians, that is $17.2M per company, 43% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Roanoke County has 7 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Roanoke County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 2,207 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Roanoke County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roanoke County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Roanoke County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #128 of 1,160 scored counties and #13 of 44 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Roanoke County 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.

Electricians in Roanoke County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.32.5
Spending per listing$17.2M$14.3M$12M
Households per official establishment2,2071,8431,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,028$3,295$3,018
Median household income$83,709$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7278

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
97,150+0.2% since 2020
Households
39,725
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
387
Median household income
$83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,750
Median home value
$286,000
Jobs located here
38,065
Daytime population
88,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA9091.7$23M+8.3%#6 of 1,160
2Arlington County, VA8960.5$75.1M+2.1%#8 of 1,160
3Alexandria city, VA8670.9$40.4M+1.0%#15 of 1,160
4Loudoun County, VA85302.1$21.8M+6.4%#22 of 1,160
5Suffolk city, VA8571.8$17M+10.4%#26 of 1,160
6Richmond city, VA83111.1$26.5M+4.6%#28 of 1,160
7Fairfax County, VA83832.0$21M+1.7%#31 of 1,160
8Albemarle County, VA8381.7$19.9M+5.1%#32 of 1,160
9York County, VA7972.6$13.5M+1.6%#58 of 1,160
10Chesterfield County, VA77342.4$13.9M+8.7%#73 of 1,160
13Roanoke County, VA7271.8$17.2M+0.2%#128 of 1,160

Other business types in Roanoke County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Roanoke County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 electricians in Roanoke County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $120.3M a year, or $3,028 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 7 electricians on map listings, it comes to $17.2M 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Roanoke County has 1.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $17.2M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,207 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 72 for electricians (upper middle), #128 of 1,160 scored counties.

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