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Electricians in Whatcom County, WA
How Whatcom County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 1,160 scored counties
#2 of 23 scored counties 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
Households in Whatcom County spend about $270M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 electricians, that is $16.9M per company, 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 Whatcom County 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 Whatcom County 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 Whatcom County.
Population estimates show Whatcom County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whatcom County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #207 of 1,160 scored counties and #2 of 23 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whatcom County 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 | Whatcom County | 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 | 67 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 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 Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- 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 counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 82 | 182 | 1.9 | $18.9M | +3.1% | #37 of 1,160 |
| 2Whatcom County, WA | 67 | 16 | 1.7 | $16.9M | +3.9% | #207 of 1,160 |
| 3Kitsap County, WA | 65 | 31 | 2.9 | $11.2M | +2.7% | #257 of 1,160 |
| 4Pierce County, WA | 62 | 88 | 2.5 | $12.5M | +2.5% | #311 of 1,160 |
| 5Benton County, WA | 62 | 21 | 2.7 | $11M | +6.9% | #315 of 1,160 |
| 6Lewis County, WA | 61 | 6 | 1.8 | $14.6M | +6.7% | #326 of 1,160 |
| 7Grant County, WA | 61 | 7 | 2.0 | $13.4M | +6.3% | #329 of 1,160 |
| 8Thurston County, WA | 60 | 32 | 2.7 | $11.1M | +2.8% | #364 of 1,160 |
| 9Grays Harbor County, WA | 59 | 7 | 2.3 | $11M | +3.0% | #382 of 1,160 |
| 10Franklin County, WA | 59 | 9 | 3.0 | $9.7M | +5.6% | #388 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Whatcom County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 electricians in Whatcom County. 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 Whatcom County, WA 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 Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Whatcom County 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, Whatcom County 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 Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County 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 Whatcom County 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. Whatcom County scores 67 for electricians (upper middle), #207 of 1,160 scored counties.
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