What we found
The city’s FAQ says contractor licenses “belong to the licensed individual, NOT a company.” Its active contractor license data observed Oct 13, 2026 lists 474 electrical licenses: 431 Master and 43 Journeyman.
94 of them (19.8%), including 78 Master licenses, list no business name. The rest name 288 businesses we can publish, plus 56 names that may be a person’s, which we count but do not publish.
12 businesses have two or more Master license holders; the most under one name is 3. Of the 288 named businesses, 54 list a Kansas City, Missouri address, 23 an Independence address, 58 a Kansas address and 18 an address outside Missouri and Kansas.
- Independence electrical licensesEvery line, with the business it names
- What we never publishWhy holder names are withheld
- City contractor license FAQIndependence, Missouri
The published measure behind this
94 of 474 active Independence electrical licenses (19.8%) list no business name; the rest name 288 businesses we can publish plus 56 names that may be a person’s.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Master Electrical licenses | 431 |
| Journeyman Electrical licenses | 43 |
| No business name listed | 94 (78 Master) |
| Named businesses | 288 |
| … with two or more Master license holders | 12 |
| Most Master license holders under one business | 3 |
| Named businesses based in Independence | 23 |
| … in Kansas City, Missouri | 54 |
| … with a Kansas address | 58 |
| … outside Missouri and Kansas | 18 |
n = 474 active electrical licenses in the Independence data · measured Oct 13, 2026 · source: City of Independence, Missouri open data: Contractor Licenses · all published measures
Why it matters
Because the license is personal, a company’s ability to pull a permit in Independence depends on which license holder works for it. If that person leaves, the company may no longer have a Master on file.
A line with no business name is a licensed person, not a missing record; it cannot be tied to a company from the data.
What this number can’t tell you
- The business name is what the license holder listed. It is not verified against state business records.
- Holder names are not stored or published here, so this site cannot show which person holds a given license.
- The data has no license number.
What to do with it
- Ask which Master Electrical license holder will be named on the permit for your Independence job.
- Check that the business named in your quote appears on the Independence page.