How many people search for plumbers each month?

About 4,584,360 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "plumbers charlotte".

Who already ranks for plumbers searches?

1 dedicated directories and 4 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "plumbers charlotte".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Plumbers Directory in Charlotte, NC

A directory for plumbers in Charlotte, NC, connecting users with local plumbing services.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is strong local demand for plumbing services with 8,310 monthly searches. However, competition is significant with 1 dedicated directory and 4 aggregators in the top 10 results. With 271 businesses available to list, there is potential to create a valuable resource, but overcoming established competitors will be challenging.

Local searches: 8,310; per month; 4,584,360 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 271; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

plumbers charlotte

Local / national

8,310 / 4,584,360

Easy keywords

12 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
near me plumber	823,000	12 easy	$39.45	commercial
plumber near by me	823,000	12 easy	$39.45	transactional
plumber	673,000	39 medium	$34.32	commercial
plumber supply near me	246,000	38 medium	$5.12	commercial
plumber supplier near me	246,000	53 medium	$5.12	commercial
drain plumber snake	110,000	36 medium	$2.46	transactional
emergency plumber near.me	110,000	0 easy	$76.50	commercial
plumber emergency near me	110,000	0 easy	$76.50	commercial
plumber usa	90,500	21 easy	$8.29	commercial
plumber supply	90,500	62 hard	$3.01	commercial
plumber supplier	90,500	62 hard	$3.01	commercial
plumber in america	90,500	28 easy	$8.29	commercial
plumber charlotte local	3,600	21 easy	$39.72	commercial
charlotte plumber local	1,600	4 easy	$32.01	navigational
port charlotte plumber local	880	20 easy	$52.33	commercial
plumber port charlotte fl local	880	20 easy	$52.33	commercial
emergency plumber charlotte local	260	1 easy	$64.38	commercial
best charlotte plumber local	170	16 easy	$18.55	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'plumbers charlotte', 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

3 of 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	northcarolina.uhire.com Get Quotes from Top Plumbers in Charlotte, NC - Uhire Content 673/mo	Content	673
2	elite-plumber.com Residential & Commercial Plumbing Services - Elite Plumber Content 53/mo	Content	53
3	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Plumbers near Steele Creek, Charlotte, NC Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
4	reddit.com Good Plumber in Charlotte Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
5	callprogressive.com 24/7 Emergency Plumbing Services in Charlotte Content 6,533/mo	Content	6,533
6	expertise.com 13 Best Charlotte, NC Emergency Plumbers Aggregator 232,075/mo	Aggregator	232,075
7	plumbers911.com Immediate Plumbing Service in Charlotte! - Plumbers 911 Dedicated directory 3,802/mo	Dedicated directory	3,802
8	mapquest.com The Plumbers, Charlotte, NC 28205, US Aggregator 212,652,148/mo	Aggregator	212,652,148

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 'plumbers' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Charlotte, NC. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

271

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

Morris-Jenkins

HVAC contractor

4.9 (36,381)
Reliable Services USA

Plumber

4.9 (7,482)
Dilling Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical

HVAC contractor

4.9 (6,505)
E.R. Services

Plumber

4.9 (4,896)
Michael & Son Services

Heating contractor

4.8 (4,491)

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

CharlottePlumbHub
QueenCityPlumbers
PlumbingProsCharlotte

Monetization

paid listings

Charge plumbers for premium placements and visibility.

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