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Electricians in Salem city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Salem city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,813 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,816
+1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 electricians in Salem city. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Salem city spend about $28.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,813 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.6M per company, 20% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Salem city classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,709 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Salem city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 electricians on map listings, Salem city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Salem 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.

Electricians in Salem city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSalem cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.32.5
Spending per listing$9.6M$14.3M$12M
Households per official establishment1,7091,8431,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,813$3,295$3,018
Median household income$66,725$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored78

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
197
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Salem 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 Salem city

Population, 2025 estimate
25,816+1.7% since 2020
Households
10,256
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
15 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,765
Median household income
$66,725+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,247
Median home value
$258,600
Jobs located here
21,974
Daytime population
36,320Residents 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 Salem city 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
Salem city, VANot scored32.9$9.6M+1.7%

Other business types in Salem city

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Salem city, VA?

Salem city has 3 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Salem city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $28.8M a year, or $2,813 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,256 households in Salem city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Salem city, VA compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Salem city has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Salem city would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,709 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Salem city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Salem city at 25,816 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,256 households. The median household income in Salem city is $66,725 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Salem city has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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