How many people search for food trucks each month?

About 2,705,460 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "food trucks austin".

Who already ranks for food trucks searches?

0 dedicated directories and 2 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "food trucks austin".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Food Trucks Directory in Austin, TX

Create a directory for food trucks in Austin, TX, showcasing local options and events.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is a healthy demand for food trucks in Austin, the competition is significant with several established aggregators and business sites. With 223 businesses available to list, there is potential to create a valuable resource, but overcoming the existing competition will be a challenge.

Local searches: 13,150; per month; 2,705,460 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 2; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 223; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

food trucks austin

Local / national

13,150 / 2,705,460

Easy keywords

15 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
near me food truck	450,000	3 easy	$1.18	transactional
food truck	301,000	37 medium	$1.63	navigational
food truck r	301,000	2 easy	$1.63	navigational
food truck and	301,000	44 medium	$1.63	navigational
taco food truck near me	301,000	5 easy	$0.47	transactional
truck with food	301,000	37 medium	$1.63	transactional
taco truck food truck	135,000	3 easy	$1.39	transactional
food truck mexican near me	40,500	18 easy	$0.44	commercial
food truck buy	33,100	13 easy	$0.72	transactional
food truck sale	33,100	1 easy	$0.72	transactional
food truck park	33,100	2 easy	$0.41	navigational
food truck for se	33,100	1 easy	$0.72	navigational
austin food truck local	4,400	0 easy	$1.98	navigational
the picnic food truck park austin local	3,600	0 easy	$0.29	navigational
food truck austin park local	1,600	11 easy	$0.32	navigational
best food truck austin local	1,300	0 easy	$0.95	commercial
taco food truck austin local	590	0 easy	$4.41	navigational
indian food truck austin local	590	0 easy	$0.34	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'food trucks austin', 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	gotruckster.com View All Food Trucks in Austin, Texas Business site 305,132/mo	Business site	305,132
2	roaminghunger.com Guide to Austin, TX Food Trucks (August 2026) Content 297,059/mo	Content	297,059
3	app.foodtruckclub.com Top Rated Food Trucks in Austin, TX Content 26,509/mo	Content	26,509
4	bestfoodtrucks.com Food Truck Catering in Austin, TX Business site 580,476/mo	Business site	580,476
5	reddit.com Help me find a specific food truck? : r/austinfood Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
6	austintexas.org Posts in Food Trucks \| Blog Content 5,319,274/mo	Content	5,319,274
7	instagram.com New to Austin or looking for the best food trucks ... Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
8	atly.com Central Austin's 11 Best Food Trucks Content 3,376,081/mo	Content	3,376,081
9	camillestyles.com The Best Food Trucks In Austin—Revealed Content 639,097/mo	Content	639,097

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 'food trucks' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Austin, TX. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

223

businesses to list

Matched on Google's broader category "Truck rental agency", since no category matches the niche exactly.

Best rated examples

U-Haul Moving & Storage at Ben White

Truck rental agency

2.9 (522)
Trident Motorsports

Truck accessories store

4.9 (475)
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Slaughter Lane

Truck rental agency

3.2 (360)
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Burnet Rd & Hwy 183 S

Truck rental agency

3.7 (273)
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Rundberg

Truck rental agency

3.2 (266)

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

Austin Food Truck Finder
Tasty Truck Tracker
Foodie Truck Hub

Monetization

featured listings

Charge food trucks for featured placement on the directory to increase visibility.

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