{
  "publication": "Electrician Benchmark",
  "edition": "Kansas City · 2026 Q4",
  "measured": "2026-10-04",
  "note": "Measures derived from Google ratings or review counts are published on /stats/ only and are not included here.",
  "measures": [
    {
      "id": "coverage",
      "title": "Companies tracked and compared",
      "n": 259,
      "nLabel": "source records",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "259 Kansas City electrical companies are in the research file; 87 meet the criteria for a published comparison.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Source records researched",
          "value": "259"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Companies in a published comparison",
          "value": "87"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Residential cohort evaluated",
          "value": "60"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Residential ranked",
          "value": "50"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Commercial ranked",
          "value": "34"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Listed address in Missouri",
          "value": "56"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Listed address in Kansas",
          "value": "31"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": null,
      "source": "Electrician Benchmark research file",
      "sourceUrl": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/methodology/",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#coverage"
    },
    {
      "id": "credentials",
      "title": "Credential records across compared companies",
      "n": 87,
      "nLabel": "compared companies",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "88.5% of compared companies show a KCMO Class I record and 78.2% an active Johnson County DE record; 66.7% show both.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "KCMO Electrical Contractor Class I",
          "value": "77 (88.5%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Johnson County Class DE, active",
          "value": "68 (78.2%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Both records",
          "value": "58 (66.7%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Neither record shown",
          "value": "0 (0%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Johnson County status note (e.g. insurance expired)",
          "value": "9"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "A missing record is a research limit, not a finding that a company is unlicensed. Each authority covers different project addresses.",
      "source": "City of Kansas City, Missouri licensed contractor list; Johnson County contractor licensing download",
      "sourceUrl": "https://cls.jocogov.org/contractorlicensingdownload.txt",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#credentials"
    },
    {
      "id": "services",
      "title": "Advertised residential services",
      "n": 60,
      "nLabel": "residential cohort companies",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "54 of 60 residential electricians advertise panel or service upgrades; 39 advertise generators.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Panel & service upgrades",
          "value": "54 (90%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "EV charging",
          "value": "38 (63.3%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Lighting & fans",
          "value": "50 (83.3%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Rewiring",
          "value": "34 (56.7%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Generators",
          "value": "39 (65%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Emergency service (advertised)",
          "value": "38 (63.3%)"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Tags record what each company advertises on its own pages, not verified delivery or current availability.",
      "source": "Company websites",
      "sourceUrl": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/kansas-city/electricians/",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#services"
    },
    {
      "id": "commercial-concentration",
      "title": "Concentration of large KCMO commercial permit sites",
      "n": 34,
      "nLabel": "ranked commercial firms",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "The top five commercial electricians account for 42.4% of the 361 qualifying $100k+ KCMO sites held by ranked firms.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Qualifying sites, all ranked firms",
          "value": "361"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Qualifying sites, top five firms",
          "value": "153"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Top five share",
          "value": "42.4%"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Median qualifying sites per ranked firm",
          "value": "7.5"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Most sites held by one firm",
          "value": "50"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Issued KCMO electrical permits with $100,000+ declared project value, applications Oct. 1, 2021 – May 9, 2025. Kansas-side and newer work is outside the source.",
      "source": "KCMO Permits CPD dataset",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.kcmo.org/Development/Permits-CPD-Dataset/ntw8-aacc",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#commercial-concentration"
    },
    {
      "id": "residential-permits",
      "title": "KCMO permit history of residential electricians",
      "n": 59,
      "nLabel": "residential cohort companies with permit data",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "10.2% of residential electricians in the cohort have no residential-class KCMO permit site in the source window.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "No residential-class KCMO site",
          "value": "6 (10.2%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Median issued KCMO permits",
          "value": "40"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Median residential-class sites",
          "value": "25"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Most residential-class sites",
          "value": "384"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "KCMO issues permits only for addresses in Kansas City, Missouri. A firm working mostly in Kansas or other Missouri cities will show low counts here.",
      "source": "KCMO Permits CPD dataset",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.kcmo.org/Development/Permits-CPD-Dataset/ntw8-aacc",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#residential-permits"
    },
    {
      "id": "company-scope",
      "title": "Company scope",
      "n": 87,
      "nLabel": "compared companies",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "12 of 87 compared companies also sell non-electrical trades, so their Google ratings can include other work.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Electrical-only companies",
          "value": "75"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Multi-trade or other scope",
          "value": "12"
        },
        {
          "measure": "NECA Kansas City directory listing",
          "value": "18"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Third-party documented project on file",
          "value": "6"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": null,
      "source": "Company websites; NECA Kansas City chapter directory",
      "sourceUrl": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/methodology/",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#company-scope"
    },
    {
      "id": "joco-de",
      "title": "Johnson County electrical contractor license status",
      "n": 702,
      "nLabel": "companies with a Class DE license in the county file",
      "measured": "2026-10-11",
      "headline": "563 of 702 Johnson County Class DE electrical contractor licenses were active on 2026-10-11; 131 (18.7%) were listed as “Inactive: Insurance Expired.”",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Active",
          "value": "563 (80.2%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Listed “Inactive: Insurance Expired”",
          "value": "131 (18.7%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Listed “Inactive: Uninsured” or “Terminated”",
          "value": "8"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Active, Kansas address",
          "value": "274"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Active, Missouri address",
          "value": "221"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Active, other states",
          "value": "68"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Status is the county record on the download date and can change as soon as a certificate is filed. The county program covers participating Johnson County cities, not Kansas City, Missouri.",
      "source": "Johnson County contractor licensing download",
      "sourceUrl": "https://cls.jocogov.org/contractorlicensingdownload.txt",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#joco-de"
    },
    {
      "id": "kcmo-expiry",
      "title": "KCMO Class I license expiry dates",
      "n": 80,
      "nLabel": "KCMO Class I license records of compared companies",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "17 of 80 KCMO Class I license records held by compared companies expire within 12 months of the edition date.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Expired before the edition date",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Expire within 12 months",
          "value": "17"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Expire in 12–24 months",
          "value": "20"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Expire in 24 months or more",
          "value": "43"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Expiry dates come from the City of Kansas City, Missouri licensed contractor list as recorded; renewals filed after that date are not reflected. Some companies hold more than one record.",
      "source": "City of Kansas City, Missouri licensed contractor list",
      "sourceUrl": "https://city.kcmo.org/kc/Codes/LicensedContractors",
      "url": "https://electricianbenchmark.com/stats/#kcmo-expiry"
    }
  ]
}