Electrical contractors in Virginia 2,182 establishments · 32,345 employees · 2024
Firms (VA)
2,182
Employment
32,345
Avg Annual Pay
$83,869
State Rank
#15 of 52
How Virginia compares to national
Metric
Virginia
National
Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,182
99,685
2.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$83,869
$82,730
+$1,139 (+1.4%)
Location quotient
0.83
1.00
17% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.8
11.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.83 means electrical contractors are 17% under-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 23821 (5-digit aggregation). Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json