NAICS 238210
Electrical Contractors in California
Establishments primarily engaged in installing and maintaining electrical wiring, fixtures and low-voltage systems in buildings and other structures.
- Establishments (2023)
- 10,162
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 120,017
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $11B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 11.8
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
Licensing requirements limit new entrants. Service and small-commercial work is far more acquirable than new-construction shops, which carry heavy working-capital and bonding needs.
Electrical by county
Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 2,286 | 2.4 | 22.5% |
| 2 | San Diego County | 958 | 2.9 | 9.4% |
| 3 | Orange County | 943 | 3.0 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Riverside County | 729 | 2.9 | 7.2% |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 499 | 2.2 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Santa Clara County | 480 | 2.5 | 4.7% |
| 7 | Alameda County | 369 | 2.3 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Sacramento County | 353 | 2.2 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 310 | 2.6 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Ventura County | 270 | 3.2 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Sonoma County | 234 | 4.8 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Fresno County | 208 | 2.0 | 2.0% |
| 13 | San Mateo County | 206 | 2.8 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Kern County | 187 | 2.0 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Placer County | 182 | 4.1 | 1.8% |
| 16 | San Francisco County | 176 | 2.1 | 1.7% |
| 17 | San Joaquin County | 147 | 1.8 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Santa Barbara County | 142 | 3.2 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Monterey County | 131 | 3.0 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Stanislaus County | 120 | 2.2 | 1.2% |
| 21 | San Luis Obispo County | 111 | 3.9 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Solano County | 103 | 2.3 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Marin County | 101 | 4.0 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Santa Cruz County | 95 | 3.7 | 0.9% |
| 25 | El Dorado County | 94 | 4.9 | 0.9% |
Counties in California
Electrical in Los AngelesElectrical in San DiegoElectrical in OrangeElectrical in RiversideElectrical in San BernardinoElectrical in Santa ClaraElectrical in AlamedaElectrical in SacramentoElectrical in Contra CostaElectrical in FresnoElectrical in KernElectrical in VenturaElectrical in San FranciscoElectrical in San JoaquinElectrical in San MateoElectrical in StanislausElectrical in SonomaElectrical in TulareElectrical in SolanoElectrical in PlacerElectrical in Santa BarbaraElectrical in MontereyElectrical in MercedElectrical in San Luis ObispoElectrical in Santa CruzElectrical in MarinElectrical in YoloElectrical in ButteElectrical in El DoradoElectrical in ShastaElectrical in ImperialElectrical in MaderaElectrical in KingsElectrical in NapaElectrical in HumboldtElectrical in NevadaElectrical in SutterElectrical in YubaElectrical in MendocinoElectrical in San BenitoElectrical in LakeElectrical in TehamaElectrical in TuolumneElectrical in CalaverasElectrical in SiskiyouElectrical in AmadorElectrical in GlennElectrical in LassenElectrical in Del NorteElectrical in ColusaElectrical in PlumasElectrical in InyoElectrical in MariposaTrinityElectrical in MonoModocSierraAlpine
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.