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Electricians in Marion County, WV

The electricians in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #653 of 1,160 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,670 a household
Spending per listing
$10.4M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,584
−1.2% 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

At $2,670 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $62.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $10.4M per company, 14% below the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

Marion County has 6 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,945 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Marion County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #653 of 1,160 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Marion 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 Marion County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.62.5
Spending per listing$10.4M$15.8M$12M
Households per official establishment1,9452,5931,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,670$2,578$3,018
Median household income$67,370$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 12
Employees, 2023
192
Annual payroll, 2023
$14M
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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,584−1.2% since 2020
Households
23,339
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,263
Median home value
$166,700
Jobs located here
18,773
Daytime population
50,587Residents 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 Marion 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 Marion County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Marion County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 electricians in Marion County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

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

About $62.3M a year, or $2,670 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 $10.4M 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 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 2.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.4M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Marion County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,945 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County scores 47 for electricians (lower middle), #653 of 1,160 scored counties.

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