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Electricians in Cabell County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Cabell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #746 of 1,160 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$99M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,517 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 electricians in Cabell County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Households in Cabell County spend about $99M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,517 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 electricians, that is $9.9M 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Cabell County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 2,313 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cabell County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Cabell County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #746 of 1,160 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Cabell County compares

The same measures for West 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 Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.51.62.5
Spending per listing$9.9M$15.8M$12M
Households per official establishment2,3132,5931,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,517$2,578$3,018
Median household income$55,832$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17
Employees, 2023
449
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,183−3.2% since 2020
Households
39,318
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,798
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
51,698
Daytime population
106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV84112.2$13.5M+13.7%#27 of 1,160
2Jefferson County, WV7773.1$10.6M+9.2%#78 of 1,160
3Monongalia County, WV6892.0$13.9M+2.0%#198 of 1,160
4Putnam County, WV5752.2$13.9M−1.0%#417 of 1,160
5Kanawha County, WV48162.1$12.5M−4.3%#630 of 1,160
6Marion County, WV4762.6$10.4M−1.2%#653 of 1,160
7Mercer County, WV4562.5$9.9M−3.4%#702 of 1,160
8Cabell County, WV43102.5$9.9M−3.2%#746 of 1,160
9Raleigh County, WV3182.8$8.6M−3.5%#965 of 1,160

Other business types in Cabell County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Cabell County, WV?

There are 10 electricians on map listings in Cabell County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $99M a year, or $2,517 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.9M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Cabell County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.9M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Cabell County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,313 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 43 for electricians (lower middle), #746 of 1,160 scored counties.

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