The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns count business locations with paid employees. In Colorado, electrical contractors went from 2,006 locations in 2019 to 2,231 in 2023, an 11 percent increase. Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors went from 2,433 to 2,620, up 8 percent. Roofing contractors went from 907 to 920, up 1 percent.
- Electrical contractors (NAICS 238210): 2,006 to 2,231, up 11 percent
- Plumbing, heating and air conditioning (238220): 2,433 to 2,620, up 8 percent
- Roofing (238160): 907 to 920, up 1 percent
- Electrical locations with fewer than five employees in 2023: 62 percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of electricians to grow 9 percent from 2025 to 2035, much faster than the average for all occupations, and notes that schedules may include evenings and weekends and that overtime is common.
These counts are locations with employees, not companies and not solo operators, so they understate the crowd. The direction is enough: more electrical shops, mostly small, working long hours. A homeowner in Colorado has more electricians to call than in 2019, and the small shop's phone is usually in a pocket on a ladder.
What ProxMedia does about it: electrician websites that make the call obvious, and the phone answered and booked while the owner is on the job.
Sources: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2019 and 2023, Colorado state files, NAICS 238210, 238220 and 238160; US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Electricians (modified August 27, 2026).