Charlotte, NC · Electricians
Electricians in Charlotte, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 768 electrical contractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,689 people with $565.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
768
20th most of 387 US metro areas
8,689
11.3 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$565.8 million
$65,117 per employee
76%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+3.4%
in the number of businesses (743 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Charlotte.
- Charlotte is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of electrical contractors, 20th of 387.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 11.3 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $65,117 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The market grew: 25 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Charlotte
How many electrical contractors are there in Charlotte?
768 in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,689 people and paid $565.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Charlotte market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 743 to 768 (+3.4%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Charlotte?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Charlotte 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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