Houston, TX · Electricians
Electricians in Houston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,310 electrical contractors in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 26,747 people with $2.1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,310
9th most of 387 US metro areas
26,747
20.4 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$2.1 billion
$79,169 per employee
70%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+3.6%
in the number of businesses (1,264 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Houston.
- Houston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for electrical contractors, 9th of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 20.4 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- The market grew: 46 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Houston
How many electrical contractors are there in Houston?
1,310 in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 26,747 people and paid $2.1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Houston market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,264 to 1,310 (+3.6%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Houston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Houston 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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