Portland, ME · Electricians
Electricians in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 297 electrical contractors in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,781 people with $123.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
297
49th most of 387 US metro areas
1,781
6.0 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$123.3 million
$69,230 per employee
88%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+4.9%
in the number of businesses (283 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland ranks 49th of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.0 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $69,230 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The market grew: 14 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Portland
How many electrical contractors are there in Portland?
297 in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,781 people and paid $123.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 283 to 297 (+4.9%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Portland?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Portland 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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