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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Electrical Terminals & Connectors in Virginia
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a electrical terminals & connectors supplier in Virginia, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 77 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
58 of 77
companies never appeared in a single buying question
They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.
- 19 named at least once
- 58 never named
- Cell average
- 0.6of 15
Across all 77 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 4of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.
A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.
The top ten in Virginia
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Virginia buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Electrical Supply 6 employeesRichmond, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | 10 of 15 answers |
| 2 | American Electrical Inc. 5 employeesNorth Chesterfield, Virginia | North Chesterfield, Virginia | 7 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Nationwide Electric Supply 10 employeesRichmond, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | 5 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Bradley Electro Sales Corporation Inc 9 employeesRichmond, Virginia 2 name variants
| Richmond, Virginia | 3 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Intercon, Inc. 73 employeesForest, Virginia | Forest, Virginia | 3 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Gexpro – Richmond Branch Virginia | Virginia | 3 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Virginia Electric Supply Virginia | Virginia | 3 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Dominion Electric Supply 50 employeesChantilly, Virginia | Chantilly, Virginia | 2 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Hermitage Automation & Controls 24 employeesAshland, Virginia | Ashland, Virginia | 2 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Mayer Electric Supply 40 employeesRichmond, Virginia 2 name variants
| Richmond, Virginia | 2 of 15 answers |
23 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.
Also named, based in another state
AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Virginia. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| DX Electric Company | Texas | 3 of 15 |
| EMSCO, Inc. | California | 3 of 15 |
| Staples Mill Electrical Supply | New York | 3 of 15 |
| bisco industries | Oregon | 2 of 15 |
| The Brillman Company | Michigan | 2 of 15 |
| bisco industries – Richmond branch | Oregon | 1 of 15 |
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The five questions we asked
Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.
- 1“Best suppliers of electrical terminals and connectors in Virginia”
- 2“Who supplies high-temperature crimp ring terminals in Virginia”
- 3“I need a Virginia supplier for bulk insulated wire connectors for a control panel build, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top electrical terminals and connectors suppliers in Virginia for OEM electrical equipment buyers”
- 5“Which Virginia electrical terminal and connector suppliers can provide custom overmolded cable assemblies”
- 6“List 20 electrical terminals and connectors companies in Virginia with their specialties.”the roster question
Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.
Where AI drew its answers from
These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.
- thomasnet.comDirectory8 companies
- globalspec.comDirectory7 companies
- hammfg.com4 companies
- bolt-star.com3 companies
- bradleyelectro.com2 companies
- crescentelectric.com2 companies
- fosterelectric.com2 companies
- johnstonesupply.com2 companies
- members.vamanufacturers.com2 companies
- sig4cai.com2 companies
- dxelectric.com1 company
- interconinc.com1 company
43 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 33 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Virginia in context
Virginia ranks 4th of 17 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 14%.
- Wisconsin26%
- Minnesota26%
- Georgia25%
- Virginia25%
- Massachusetts22%
- Maryland19%
- Illinois18%
- New Jersey18%
- Connecticut18%
- Michigan14%
- North Carolina14%
- Pennsylvania14%
- Texas11%
- Ohio10%
- Florida9%
- New York8%
- California7%
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