THE SEARCH LEDGER · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · HEALTH & WELLNESS
Every month Charleston types 43,130 health & wellness searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
BY SEO BANDWAGON · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
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Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in SEP and lowest in FEB.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Health & Wellness category in Charleston — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 111 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The most expensive click here is “charleston mental health” at $36.81.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | urgent care near me | 14,800 | $2.77 | 19 | transactional |
| 2 | dentist near me | 5,400 | $15.61 | 49 | transactional |
| 3 | chiropractor near me | 2,400 | $14.04 | 9 | transactional |
| 4 | dermatologist near me | 2,400 | $5.91 | 28 | transactional |
| 5 | eye doctor near me | 1,900 | $6.36 | 37 | transactional |
| 6 | veterinarian near me | 1,600 | $7.24 | 25 | transactional |
| 7 | charleston med spa | 1,300 | $10.88 | 43 | commercial |
| 8 | west ashley vet clinic | 1,000 | $7.09 | informational | |
| 9 | west ashley veterinary clinic charleston sc | 1,000 | $6.61 | branded | |
| 10 | charleston dentist | 720 | $13.89 | 14 | commercial |
| 11 | charleston therapist | 720 | $19.43 | 7 | commercial |
| 12 | bees ferry veterinary hospital charleston sc | 720 | $1.42 | branded | |
| 13 | dentist charleston sc | 590 | $17.49 | 8 | commercial |
| 14 | west ashley dental | 590 | $12.66 | informational | |
| 15 | charleston family dentistry charleston sc | 590 | $6.11 | branded | |
| 16 | charleston harbor veterinarians charleston sc | 590 | $3.22 | 0 | commercial |
| 17 | tatum dentistry charleston | 480 | $14.90 | branded | |
| 18 | charleston primary care doctors | 480 | $10.82 | 19 | commercial |
| 19 | dentist james island | 390 | $6.16 | 5 | commercial |
| 20 | charleston mental health | 390 | $36.81 | informational |
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 2 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HCA CareNow - Mt. Pleasant | 4.8 ★ | 2,766 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #2 | CareNow Urgent Care - Goose Creek | 4.5 ★ | 2,226 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #3 | Roper Hospital | Roper St. Francis Healthcare | 4.5 ★ | 2,007 | Hospital | YES |
| #4 | Solomon Family Dentistry | 4.9 ★ | 1,592 | Dentist | YES |
| #5 | HCA CareNow - Wescott | 4.6 ★ | 1,506 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #6 | Concentra Urgent Care | 4.1 ★ | 1,492 | Occupational health service | YES |
| #7 | Plantation Family DentalCare | 5 ★ | 1,491 | Dentist | YES |
| #8 | CareNow Urgent Care - North Charleston | 4.7 ★ | 1,454 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #9 | HCA CareNow - Rivers Ave | 4.5 ★ | 1,398 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #10 | Peninsula Cosmetic & Family Dentistry | 4.9 ★ | 1,242 | Dentist | YES |
| #11 | Roper St. Francis Express Care | 4.5 ★ | 1,100 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #12 | HCA CareNow - Avondale | 4.6 ★ | 1,065 | Urgent care center | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Charleston health & wellness results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What is the average cost to see a dentist?
Where can I find an affordable dentist in Charleston, SC?
How do I fix my teeth if I don't have money?
How much to remove a tooth at the dentist?
What symptoms should you go to urgent care for?
Should I go to urgent care for flu?
Is it cheaper to go to urgent care or doctor?
What is the best urgent care center in Charleston, South Carolina?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
HEALTH & WELLNESS IN OTHER METROS
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Charleston, South Carolina · Health & Wellness · 111 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026
Collected and published by SEO Bandwagon, tracking local search since 2010. These 111 health & wellness keywords come from the same weekly sweep as Google Business Profile Benchmarks, whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, tell us.