How many people search for electricians each month?

About 2,095,520 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "electricians portland".

Who already ranks for electricians searches?

1 dedicated directories and 3 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "electricians portland".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 50 minutes ago

Electricians Directory in Portland, OR

A directory for electricians in Portland, OR, connecting residents with local professionals.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is a decent demand for electricians in Portland, the competition is significant with established directories and business sites dominating the top search results. The presence of 319 available businesses to list indicates a viable supply, but the single dedicated directory in the top rankings suggests it's a challenging environment to penetrate.

Local searches: 4,020; per month; 2,095,520 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 319; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

electricians portland

Local / national

4,020 / 2,095,520

Easy keywords

15 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
electrician	368,000	55 medium	$18.00	informational
electrician-near-me	368,000	31 medium	$23.25	navigational
electrician company near me	368,000	31 medium	$23.25	commercial
engineer electrician	90,500	13 easy	$24.94	informational
electrician apprentice job	74,000	11 easy	$6.85	informational
electrician jobs: apprentice	74,000	11 easy	$6.85	commercial
apprentice electrician career	74,000	11 easy	$6.85	informational
electrician job apprenticeship	74,000	11 easy	$6.85	informational
apprentice electrician vacancy	74,000	8 easy	$6.85	transactional
electrician apprentice	60,500	0 easy	$9.64	informational
electrician-apprenticeship	60,500	0 easy	$9.64	informational
electrician and apprentice	60,500	0 easy	$9.64	informational
electrician portland local	1,600	12 easy	$21.16	commercial
electrician apprentice portland local	390	11 easy	$2.02	commercial
portland electrician apprenticeship local	390	11 easy	$2.02	commercial
electrician jobs portland local	320	0 easy	$0.47	commercial
electrician portland tn local	260	0 easy	$6.38	commercial
portland maine electrician local	170	0 easy	$13.66	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'electricians 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

1 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	mikeselectric.biz Mike's Electric - Serving Portland Since 1959! Content 2,079/mo	Content	2,079
2	reddit.com Looking for electrician recommendations : r/Portland Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
3	yelp.com THE BEST 10 ELECTRICIANS IN PORTLAND, OR Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
4	westsideelectric.com West Side Electric: Trusted Electricians in Portland, OR Business site 26,199/mo	Business site	26,199
5	rosecityelectricco.com Portland Electrician \| Electrical Contractor - Rose City Electric Business site 2,294/mo	Business site	2,294
6	mrelectric.com Local Electricians in Portland, OR Dedicated directory 76,747/mo	Dedicated directory	76,747
7	angi.com Top 10 Best Electricians in Portland, OR Aggregator 4,372,260/mo	Aggregator	4,372,260
8	garnerelectric.com Garner Electric \| Commercial & Residential Electricians ... Business site 1,597/mo	Business site	1,597
9	portlandmetroelectric.com Portland Metro Electric: Electrician in Portland, OR Business site 514/mo	Business site	514

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 'electricians' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

319

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

Sunset Heating & Cooling

HVAC contractor

4.8 (6,351)
3 Mountains Home Services

Plumber

4.8 (6,217)
Sky Heating, AC, Plumbing & Electrical

HVAC contractor

4.9 (3,602)
Wolcott

HVAC contractor

4.7 (2,266)
HVAC & Appliance Repair Guys

HVAC contractor

4.9 (2,226)

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 Electric Pros
ElectriConnect Portland
Pioneer Electric Directory

Monetization

featured listings

Charge electricians for featured placement in search results to increase visibility.

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