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Electricians in Washington County, VA
The electricians in Washington County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #703 of 1,160 scored counties
#29 of 44 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,660 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,898
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 electricians in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Washington County comes to about $58.8M a year: $2,660 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per company, 18% 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 13 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #703 of 1,160 scored counties and #29 of 44 scored counties in Virginia.
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.8M | $14.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,701 | 1,843 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,660 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,552 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,8980.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,112
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $64,552+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,626
- Median home value
- $214,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,447
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 29Washington County, VA | 45 | 6 | 2.7 | $9.8M | 0.0% | #703 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Washington County, VA?
Washington County has 6 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $58.8M a year, or $2,660 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,112 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Washington County has 2.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.8M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Washington County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 53,898 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,112 households. The median household income in Washington County is $64,552 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Washington County scores 45 for electricians (lower middle), #703 of 1,160 scored counties.
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