Charleston, SC · Electricians
Electricians in Charleston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 181 electrical contractors in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,244 people with $145.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
181
83rd most of 387 US metro areas
2,244
12.4 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$145.1 million
$64,668 per employee
67%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
-2.2%
in the number of businesses (185 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Charleston.
- Charleston ranks 83rd of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.4 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $64,668 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The count fell by 4 businesses since 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Charleston
How many electrical contractors are there in Charleston?
181 in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,244 people and paid $145.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Charleston market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 185 to 181 (-2.2%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Charleston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Charleston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is electrical contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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