Richmond, VA · Electricians
Electricians in Richmond, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 364 electrical contractors in the Richmond, VA Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,012 people with $360.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
364
41st most of 387 US metro areas
5,012
13.8 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$360.9 million
$72,002 per employee
67%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+1.4%
in the number of businesses (359 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Richmond.
- Richmond ranks 41st of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.8 employees.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps electricians in Richmond.
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Questions
Electricians in Richmond
How many electrical contractors are there in Richmond?
364 in the Richmond, VA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,012 people and paid $360.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Richmond market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 359 to 364 (+1.4%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Richmond?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Richmond 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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