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Electricians in Fayette County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Fayette County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,165
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 electricians in Fayette County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Fayette County comes to about $38.2M a year: $2,394 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.5M per company, 21% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Fayette County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 electricians on map listings, Fayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $15.8M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,772 | 2,593 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,394 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $53,194 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,165−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,948
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 662 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $53,194+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,298
- Median home value
- $105,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,970
- Daytime population
- 33,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 84 | 11 | 2.2 | $13.5M | +13.7% | #27 of 1,160 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 77 | 7 | 3.1 | $10.6M | +9.2% | #78 of 1,160 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 68 | 9 | 2.0 | $13.9M | +2.0% | #198 of 1,160 |
| 4Putnam County, WV | 57 | 5 | 2.2 | $13.9M | −1.0% | #417 of 1,160 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 48 | 16 | 2.1 | $12.5M | −4.3% | #630 of 1,160 |
| 6Marion County, WV | 47 | 6 | 2.6 | $10.4M | −1.2% | #653 of 1,160 |
| 7Mercer County, WV | 45 | 6 | 2.5 | $9.9M | −3.4% | #702 of 1,160 |
| 8Cabell County, WV | 43 | 10 | 2.5 | $9.9M | −3.2% | #746 of 1,160 |
| 9Raleigh County, WV | 31 | 8 | 2.8 | $8.6M | −3.5% | #965 of 1,160 |
| Fayette County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 2.5 | $9.5M | −5.6% |
Other business types in Fayette County
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Questions
How many electricians are in Fayette County, WV?
There are 4 electricians on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Fayette County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $38.2M a year, or $2,394 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 electricians on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,948 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, WV compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Fayette County has 2.5 electricians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $9.5M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Fayette County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 38,165 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,948 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $53,194 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Fayette County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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