Washington, DC · Electricians
Electricians in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,070 electrical contractors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 24,830 people with $2.2 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,070
13th most of 387 US metro areas
24,830
23.2 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$2.2 billion
$89,275 per employee
71%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
-0.4%
in the number of businesses (1,074 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of electrical contractors, 13th of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 23.2 employees each, against 13.0 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $89,275 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Washington
How many electrical contractors are there in Washington?
1,070 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 24,830 people and paid $2.2 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 1,074 to 1,070 (-0.4%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Washington?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Washington 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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