How many people search for plumbers each month?

About 4,581,840 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "plumbers portland".

Who already ranks for plumbers searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Plumbers Directory in Portland, OR

A directory for plumbers in Portland, OR connecting homeowners with local plumbing services.

Verdict: Worth a try

Local demand for plumbers is moderate with 5,780 searches per month, but competition is significant with 4 aggregators and 3 business sites dominating the top results. There are 360 businesses available to list, indicating a healthy supply, yet the presence of established aggregators poses a challenge for visibility.

Local searches: 5,780; per month; 4,581,840 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 360; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

plumbers portland

Local / national

5,780 / 4,581,840

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 portland local	3,600	26 easy	$31.21	commercial
portland plumber emergency local	590	1 easy	$96.45	commercial
plumber portland maine local	390	1 easy	$10.76	commercial
24 hour plumber portland local	320	1 easy	$167.24	commercial
plumber portland tx local	110	0 easy	$29.41	commercial
plumber apprenticeship portland local	110	20 easy	$2.27	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'plumbers 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.

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 Plumber recommendations? : r/askportland Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	yelp.com THE BEST 10 PLUMBING IN PORTLAND, OR Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
3	3mountainsplumbing.com 3 Mountains Home Services \| We Make Plumbing, Electrical ... Content 12,828/mo	Content	12,828
4	meticulousplumbing.com Meticulous Plumbing: Plumber Portland OR Business site 22,821/mo	Business site	22,821
5	angi.com Top 10 Best Plumbers in Portland, OR Aggregator 4,372,260/mo	Aggregator	4,372,260
6	serviceplusplumbingpdx.com Service Plus Plumbing: Plumbing Contractor Portland Business site 574/mo	Business site	574
7	craigslist.org plumbers near Portland, OR Aggregator 45,282,583/mo	Aggregator	45,282,583
8	mrrooter.com Portland Plumber With Clear Answers and Courteous Service Business site 249,251/mo	Business site	249,251
9	allproplumbingpdx.com Trusted Portland Plumber \| Expert Plumbing Services & Repairs Content 1,822/mo	Content	1,822

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 Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

360

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

3 Mountains Home Services

Plumber

4.8 (6,217)
Rescue Rooter

Plumber

4.8 (3,968)
Sky Heating, AC, Plumbing & Electrical

HVAC contractor

4.9 (3,602)
Cornel's Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

Plumber

4.9 (3,123)
Sarkinen Plumbing

Plumber

4.7 (2,510)

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 Plumber Hub
Pipe Pros Portland
PlumbSmart Portland

Monetization

featured listings

Charge plumbers for featured placements to increase their visibility on the directory.

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