New Orleans, LA · Electricians
Electricians in New Orleans, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 208 electrical contractors in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,994 people with $118.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
208
73rd most of 387 US metro areas
1,994
9.6 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$118.8 million
$59,601 per employee
78%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+0.5%
in the number of businesses (207 in 2022)
What the numbers say about New Orleans.
- New Orleans ranks 73rd of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 9.6 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $59,601 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in New Orleans
How many electrical contractors are there in New Orleans?
208 in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,994 people and paid $118.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the New Orleans market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 207 to 208 (+0.5%).
What does VERA do for electricians in New Orleans?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a New Orleans 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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