How many people search for plumbers each month?

About 4,587,410 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "plumbers san diego".

Who already ranks for plumbers searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 53 minutes ago

Plumbers Directory in San Diego, CA

A directory for plumbers in San Diego, CA, connecting residents with local plumbing services.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is significant local demand for plumbing services, but competition is high with five business sites dominating the top search results. With only one dedicated directory slot available, it will be challenging to establish a presence in this market.

Local searches: 11,530; per month; 4,587,410 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 465; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

plumbers san diego

Local / national

11,530 / 4,587,410

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
san diego plumber local	5,400	10 easy	$42.27	commercial
cheap plumber san diego local	880	4 easy	$41.60	commercial
affordable plumber san diego local	880	8 easy	$41.60	commercial
best plumber san diego local	720	13 easy	$22.55	commercial
emergency plumber san diego local	720	0 easy	$103.22	commercial
san diego plumber jobs local	590	0 easy	$0.57	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'plumbers san diego', 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	blackmountainplumbing.com Black Mountain Plumbing Inc.: Expert San Diego Plumber Business site 2,045/mo	Business site	2,045
2	happyplumbing.com Happy Plumbing: Expert San Diego Plumber & Drain Cleaning Business site 1,362/mo	Business site	1,362
3	todayshomeowner.com 10 Best Plumbers in San Diego, CA Content 351,196/mo	Content	351,196
4	coreplumbingsd.com Core Plumbing: Plumber San Diego, CA \| Residential ... Business site 557/mo	Business site	557
5	trustworthyplumbingsd.com Trustworthy Plumbing \| San Diego Plumbers Business site 712/mo	Business site	712
6	homeguide.com The 10 Best Plumbers in San Diego, CA (with Free Quotes) Dedicated directory 1,438,731/mo	Dedicated directory	1,438,731
7	sandiegoallstarplumbing.com San Diego All Star Plumbing: Best Residential Plumber San ... Content 18/mo	Content	18
8	bbb.org Plumber near San Diego, CA Aggregator 24,511,123/mo	Aggregator	24,511,123
9	ars.com Plumber in San Diego, CA Business site 116,692/mo	Business site	116,692

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 San Diego, CA. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

465

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

ASI, The White Glove Guys

HVAC contractor

4.8 (7,562)
Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air

Plumber

4.8 (6,467)
Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air, Restoration & Flood Services

Plumber

4.8 (5,988)
ARS / Rescue Rooter San Diego

Plumber

4.7 (5,208)
Elite Rooter Plumbers

Plumber

4.8 (2,730)

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

SanDiegoPlumbHub
PlumbFinderSD
SDPlumbingGuide

Monetization

paid listings

Charge plumbers for featured placement and premium listings.

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