Milwaukee, WI · Electricians

Electricians in Milwaukee, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 328 electrical contractors in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,555 people with $450.6 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

328

46th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

5,555

16.9 per business, against 13.0 across all metros

Annual payroll

$450.6 million

$81,120 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

73%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

-0.9%

in the number of businesses (331 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Milwaukee.

  • Milwaukee ranks 46th of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 16.9 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Electricians in Milwaukee

How many electrical contractors are there in Milwaukee?

328 in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,555 people and paid $450.6 million in annual payroll.

Is the Milwaukee market for electricians growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 331 to 328 (-0.9%).

What does VERA do for electricians in Milwaukee?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Milwaukee 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.

Electricians in other markets

Other Milwaukee markets

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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