How many people search for pet sitters each month?

About 332,780 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best pet sitters".

Who already ranks for pet sitters searches?

0 dedicated directories and 7 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best pet sitters".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Pet Sitters Directory

Create a directory for pet sitters to connect with pet owners seeking reliable care.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is strong demand for pet sitters, but competition is high with 7 aggregators dominating the top search results. With no dedicated directories ranking, it may be challenging to establish a presence against established platforms like Rover and Care.com.

Searches: 332,780; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 7; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'pet sitters'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best pet sitters

Cluster total

332,780 / mo

Easy keywords

6 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
dog pet sitter	49,500	21 easy	$6.43	commercial
pet sitter	40,500	56 medium	$7.11	commercial
rover pet sitter	27,100	33 medium	$2.94	transactional
pet sitter near.me	27,100	34 medium	$6.45	commercial
pet sitter near me	27,100	22 easy	$6.45	commercial
cat pet sitter	18,100	33 medium	$5.18	commercial
pet sitter service	14,800	39 medium	$9.17	commercial
pet sitter job	9,900	13 easy	$1.97	commercial
pet sitter app	9,900	100 hard	$5.55	navigational
pet sitter work	9,900	12 easy	$1.97	commercial
pet sitter hiring	9,900	12 easy	$1.97	commercial
pet sitter vacancies	9,900	12 easy	$1.97	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best pet sitters', 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 7 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	rover.com Best Pet Sitters in Mendocino, CA Aggregator 3,781,619/mo	Aggregator	3,781,619
2	petsitters.org National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Business site 9,479/mo	Business site	9,479
3	reddit.com Any Good Pet Sitters/Service in Town? : r/bloomington Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
4	care.com Find THE BEST Pet Sitters Near Me in Roseburg, OR Aggregator 3,258,612/mo	Aggregator	3,258,612
5	quora.com How do I find a great dog sitter? Aggregator 369,791,683/mo	Aggregator	369,791,683
6	thumbtack.com The 10 Best Pet Sitters in Milton, GA (with Free Estimates) Aggregator 10,085,324/mo	Aggregator	10,085,324
7	rover.com Best Pet Sitters in Elon, NC Aggregator 3,781,619/mo	Aggregator	3,781,619
8	reddit.com Any recommendations for good/trustworthy dog-sitters? Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
9	boards.cruisecritic.com Pet sitters - in home - how did you decide? - Page 2 Content 918,953/mo	Content	918,953

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.

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

PetCareConnect
SittersPaw
FurryFriendsFinder

Monetization

featured listings

Charge pet sitters for prominent placement in search results.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year