Columbus, OH · Electricians
Electricians in Columbus, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 363 electrical contractors in the Columbus, OH Metro Area in 2023, employing 6,637 people with $466.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
363
43rd most of 387 US metro areas
6,637
18.3 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$466.5 million
$70,295 per employee
72%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+2.8%
in the number of businesses (353 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbus.
- Columbus ranks 43rd of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 18.3 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $70,295 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The market grew: 10 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps electricians in Columbus.
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Questions
Electricians in Columbus
How many electrical contractors are there in Columbus?
363 in the Columbus, OH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 6,637 people and paid $466.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbus market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 353 to 363 (+2.8%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Columbus?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbus 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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