Roanoke, VA · Electricians

Electricians in Roanoke, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 65 electrical contractors in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,073 people with $68.3 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

65

191st most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

1,073

16.5 per business, against 13.0 across all metros

Annual payroll

$68.3 million

$63,616 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

72%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+0.0%

in the number of businesses (65 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Roanoke.

  • Roanoke ranks 191st of 387 US metro areas by number of electrical contractors.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 16.5 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $63,616 per employee a year, against $77,600.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Electricians in Roanoke

How many electrical contractors are there in Roanoke?

65 in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,073 people and paid $68.3 million in annual payroll.

Is the Roanoke market for electricians growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 65 to 65 (+0.0%).

What does VERA do for electricians in Roanoke?

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