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Electricians in the Bellingham, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in the Bellingham, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #67 of 383 scored metro areas
#2 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.9M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Bellingham metro area comes to about $270M a year: $2,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.
There are 16 electricians on map listings in the Bellingham metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in the Bellingham metro area classed as electrical contractors, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,306 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $507K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Bellingham metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bellingham metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in the Bellingham metro area is 65 (upper middle), #67 of 383 scored metro areas and #2 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Bellingham metro area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Bellingham metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $16.9M | $12.7M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,306 | 1,431 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +8.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,872 | $3,196 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,583
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $150.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $507K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Bellingham 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 Bellingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 72 | 374 | 2.3 | $15M | +3.3% | #32 of 383 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 71 | 200 | 2.0 | $15.9M | +1.0% | #39 of 383 |
| 2Bellingham, WA | 65 | 16 | 1.7 | $16.9M | +3.9% | #67 of 383 |
| 3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 60 | 31 | 2.9 | $11.2M | +2.7% | #113 of 383 |
| 4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 55 | 11 | 2.3 | $12.6M | +5.0% | #154 of 383 |
| 5Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 54 | 32 | 2.7 | $11.1M | +2.8% | #165 of 383 |
| 6Kennewick-Richland, WA | 54 | 30 | 2.8 | $10.6M | +6.5% | #167 of 383 |
| 7Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 50 | 59 | 2.5 | $11.2M | +3.5% | #194 of 383 |
| 8Walla Walla, WA | 41 | 6 | 2.6 | $10.7M | −0.4% | #263 of 383 |
| 9Longview-Kelso, WA | 41 | 14 | 3.2 | $8.5M | +3.5% | #268 of 383 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in the Bellingham, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 electricians in the Bellingham metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bellingham, WA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $270M a year, or $2,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 electricians on map listings, it comes to $16.9M 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 94,021 households in the Bellingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bellingham, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?
The Bellingham metro area has 1.7 electricians per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $16.9M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, the Bellingham metro area would have about 23, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,306 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bellingham, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bellingham metro area at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in the Bellingham metro area is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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 Bellingham metro area scores 65 for electricians (upper middle), #67 of 383 scored metro areas.
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