Market Research

At ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR magazine, we constantly analyze our market and our readers. With substantial research investments, this part of our mission is vital to understanding the industry and providing our readers and industry partners with the most complete, comprehensive and accurate electrical construction media available.

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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Research

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor Topline Report

The full 2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor report features 90 pages of in-depth research data.

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor Feature Story

This companion feature article was published in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR's July 2018 issue.

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor: Tools and Equipment

This breakout study focuses on the EC's use, purchase and lease of tools and equipment.

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor: Testers, Meters Software and More

This breakout study focuses on the EC's use, purchase, rental, and lease of testers, meters, software and more.

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Monthly Subscriber Research Panel

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR's monthly subscriber research panel asks print magazine and newsletter subscribers questions about the industry, the magazine, its website and newsletter, and the products and services that contractors use. As an incentive, respondents are entered into a monthly drawing for a $200 Amazon e-gift card. If you request to join, our research analysts will contact you within the next week by email.

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Baxter Readership Studies

Baxter Research Center studies are conducted via e-mail survey four issues per year gauging advertising and editorial success. This research measures the effectiveness of an advertisement's or editorial's ability to attract and retain the reader's attention in its respective issue. Click below to view our recent study results.

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Jul 2020

2020 Profile of the Electrical Contractor

Chuck Ross

Our Profile of the Electrical Contractor happens every two years. In 2020, it overlaps with the presidential election, the U.S. Census and the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, we didn’t expect that last one. Our survey asks...

Your Business

May 2020

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Subscriber Surveys Find Limited Business Effects Among Contractors During COVID-19, a Drive to Get Back to Work

In three separate research studies, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR looked at the varying impacts of COVID-19 on business activities for electrical contractors. The first and second surveys were fielded to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR’s...

Your Business

Mar 2020

Trust Within a Company Builds Business and Profit

William Atkinson

A new report released by Autodesk and management consulting firm FMI Corp. found that construction organizations with very high levels of trust within their companies and project teams reported better financial and...

Your Business

Feb 2020

Construction Costs Vary Significantly Between Cities

William Atkinson

According to the “North America Quarterly Construction Cost Report: Fourth Quarter 2019” published by Rider Levett Bucknall, construction costs vary between cities. The report measured data between October 2018 and October...

Your Business

Jan 2020

Prefabrication and Modular Construction Are Gaining Popularity

William Atkinson

Prefabrication and modular construction methods have been used for a number of years now. However, a new report from Dodge Data & Analytics, with support from Bradley Corporation, the Modular Building Institute, Pinnacle...

Your Business

Jan 2020

Consumer Demand for Home-Based Smart Energy Tech Increases

William Atkinson

According to the latest research report from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC), “2020 State of the Consumer,” consumer interest in residential energy efficiency and energy saving technologies is increasing...

Your Business

Jan 2020

AGC Reports 81% Having Difficulty Filling Open Positions

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

The AGC and Sage Construction and Real Estate surveyed 1,000 contractors and the results are detailed in their report, “Strong Demand for Work Amid Stronger Demand for Workers: The 2020 Construction Hiring and Business...

Your Business

Jan 2020

2020 Construction Outlook: 2020 Vision Required

Jeff Gavin

“Blurry” and “static” are good descriptors for 2019, when economic challenges were boisterously discussed. Trade tensions, Mother Nature’s wrath and turbulent politics tested growth and will continue to hover over the longest...

Your Business

Dec 2019

NREL Looks at Future of Utilities

William Atkinson

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released its “2019 Standard Scenario Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook.” The Report is published annually to inform energy system...

Your Business

Dec 2019

Onshore Wind Reaches Milestone

William Atkinson

According to the December 2019 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. onshore wind capacity now exceeds 100 gigawatts. EIA noted that, “Cumulative U.S. installed onshore wind capacity exceeded 100...

Your Business

Dec 2019

Construction Starts Rose 37% from October to November

William Atkinson

Despite predictions by industry experts for weakening construction starts in late 2019 and into 2020, construction starts are actually continuing to increase. According to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics...

Residential

Dec 2019

More Homeowners Considering Residential Solar Panels

Holly Sauer

According to a Dec. 17 report from the Pew Research Center, an increasing number of U.S. homeowners are contemplating the installation of residential solar panels. The report is based on a survey conducted in October of over...

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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Research

March/April Subscriber Research Panel

Lutron & ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Study

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor Topline Report

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor Feature Story

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor: Tools and Equipment

2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor: Testers, Meters Software and More

Monthly Subscriber Research Panel

Baxter Readership Studies

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