How many people search for auto repair shops each month?

About 2,333,000 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "auto repair shops portland".

Who already ranks for auto repair shops searches?

0 dedicated directories and 2 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "auto repair shops portland".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Auto Repair Shops Directory in Portland, OR

A directory listing auto repair shops in Portland, OR for local residents seeking services.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is decent local demand for auto repair services, competition is high with six business sites and two aggregators dominating the top search results. With 1,089 businesses available to list, the market is saturated, making it challenging to establish a new directory.

Local searches: 1,300; per month; 2,333,000 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 2; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,089; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'auto repair shops', with the Portland keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

auto repair shops portland

Local / national

1,300 / 2,333,000

Easy keywords

11 of 13

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
auto repair shop close to me	450,000	9 easy	$5.18	navigational
auto car repair shop near me	450,000	27 easy	$5.18	navigational
near me auto repair shop	368,000	23 easy	$5.28	commercial
auto repair shop	165,000	7 easy	$5.56	commercial
auto repair shop near me	135,000	15 easy	$5.98	navigational
auto mechanic repair shop near me	135,000	29 easy	$5.98	navigational
auto air conditioner repair shop near me	74,000	0 easy	$6.27	commercial
cars auto repair shop	60,500	4 easy	$6.15	commercial
auto shop repair	60,500	39 medium	$6.15	commercial
body auto repair shop near me	49,500	11 easy	$6.01	navigational
body shop and auto repair near me	49,500	27 easy	$6.01	navigational
auto repair shop coupons	33,100	36 medium	$2.53	commercial
auto repair shop portland local	1,300	0 easy	$4.16	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'auto repair shops portland', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

0 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No niche directory ranks here, but 4 of the top results are domains with over a million visits a month. Entering this page means outranking them, not filling an empty slot.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com Does anyone know of a mechanic in Portland that actually ... Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	aaa.com Auto Repair Shops - Portland OR Business site 5,800,631/mo	Business site	5,800,631
3	esautoworks.com Portland Auto Repair Service \| Everett Street Autoworks ... Business site 3,684/mo	Business site	3,684
4	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Auto Repair in Portland, OR - Updated 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
5	carfax.com Top Rated Auto Repair near Portland, OR Content 84,291,366/mo	Content	84,291,366
6	pdxauto.com PDX Automotive: Auto Repair Portland, OR - Car Service Business site 2,894/mo	Business site	2,894
7	kh-autoshop.com K&H AutoShop — Trusted Auto Repair in Portland, OR Business site 946/mo	Business site	946
8	supremeautorepairshop.com Supreme Auto Repair Shop: Auto Repair in Portland, OR Business site 1,033/mo	Business site	1,033
9	japaneseautorepair.org Japanese Auto Repair: Auto Brake Service Portland, OR Business site 1,886/mo	Business site	1,886

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'auto repair shops' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,089

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Toyota dealer", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

Beaverton Toyota

Toyota dealer

4.5 (16,551)
Vancouver Toyota

Toyota dealer

4.3 (5,588)
Toyota of Gladstone

Toyota dealer

4.5 (4,058)
Kendall Ford of Vancouver

Ford dealer

4.5 (3,830)
Landmark Ford

Ford dealer

4.6 (3,760)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

Portland Auto Fix
Repair Hub PDX
Mechanic Connect Portland

Monetization

featured listings

Promote top auto repair shops through featured listings for increased visibility.

$500 to $1,500 / mo after a year