# Home Services search demand in Charleston

THE SEARCH LEDGER · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · HOME SERVICES

Every month Charleston types 27,330 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.

BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/charleston/home-services#colophon)

163

KEYWORDS TRACKED

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026

27,330

SEARCHES / MONTH

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026

$674K

MONTHLY AD VALUE

Source: volume × CPC, computed

$26.84

AVERAGE CPC

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026

## When Charleston searches for home services

Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in SEP and lowest in NOV.

Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 99, February 87, March 91, April 83, May 84, June 84, July 86, August 97, September 100, October 87, November 69, December 70.

Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) relative interest for the Home Services 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.

## What Charleston pays per click for home services

The 20 highest-volume of 163 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“ac repair near me”** at $62.61.

| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | restoration hotel charleston | 3,600 | $1.40 | 6 | commercial |
| 2 | plumber near me | 2,400 | $53.87 | 23 | transactional |
| 3 | locksmith near me | 2,400 | $26.91 | 20 | transactional |
| 4 | charleston locksmith | 1,900 | $19.97 | 13 | commercial |
| 5 | red roof north charleston | 1,600 | $2.37 | | branded |
| 6 | charleston pest control | 1,000 | $20.58 | 13 | commercial |
| 7 | electrician near me | 1,000 | $29.70 | 31 | transactional |
| 8 | charleston plumber | 880 | $34.70 | 2 | commercial |
| 9 | ac repair near me | 720 | $62.61 | 3 | transactional |
| 10 | pest control near me | 720 | $40.21 | 40 | transactional |
| 11 | appliance repair near me | 720 | $10.75 | 13 | transactional |
| 12 | handyman near me | 590 | $9.85 | 11 | transactional |
| 13 | charleston hvac | 390 | $44.13 | 22 | commercial |
| 14 | roofing charleston | 390 | $16.67 | 21 | commercial |
| 15 | landscaping near me | 390 | $10.58 | 19 | transactional |
| 16 | charleston electrician | 320 | $27.69 | 8 | commercial |
| 17 | charleston handyman | 320 | $7.68 | 0 | commercial |
| 18 | charleston roofing companies | 320 | $23.52 | 23 | commercial |
| 19 | charleston contractor | 320 | $16.64 | 2 | commercial |
| 20 | landscaping charleston sc | 260 | $4.05 | 2 | commercial |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.

## Which trades drive Charleston home services

All 163 tracked home services keywords in the metro, grouped by the trade each one names — not just the highest-volume rows above. 15 name no single trade and are left out.

| TRADE | KEYWORDS | SEARCHES/MO | | DEAREST CLICK |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Locksmith | 12 | 4,740 | | $44.75 |
| Plumbing | 15 | 3,850 | | $185.84 |
| Restoration | 3 | 3,750 | | $5.78 |
| Roofing | 23 | 3,460 | | $171.30 |
| HVAC | 27 | 2,330 | | $70.76 |
| Pest Control | 13 | 2,030 | | $77.96 |
| Electrical | 6 | 1,460 | | $29.70 |
| Landscaping | 15 | 1,340 | | $35.01 |
| Handyman | 5 | 1,100 | | $14.15 |
| Appliance Repair | 8 | 930 | | $17.20 |
| Garage Door | 2 | 470 | | $74.34 |
| Remodeling | 7 | 400 | | $57.88 |
| Painting | 5 | 320 | | $33.72 |
| Fencing | 5 | 320 | | $43.80 |
| Cleaning | 2 | 180 | | $16.45 |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Trade is read from the keyword text, so a keyword naming no trade is counted in the metro total and omitted here. Volume is the sum across that trade’s keywords; the dearest click is the highest single cost-per-click in it.

## Who owns the Charleston home services results

Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one.

plumber near me

2,400/mo · $53.87 CPC · difficulty 23

MAP PACK

-   1 Charles Towne Plumbing 4.9★ 107
-   2 World Class Plumbing 2.0 4.9★ 14
-   3 Sandobros Plumbing 5★ 28

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 blitchplumbing.com LOCAL
-   2 yelp.com
-   3 rotorooter.com
-   4 facebook.com LOCAL
-   5 charlestonrotorooter.com LOCAL

locksmith near me

2,400/mo · $26.91 CPC · difficulty 20

MAP PACK

-   1 Around The Clock Locksmith Charleston 4.8★ 369
-   2 Unlock Charleston 5★ 21
-   3 Mt Pleasant Locksmith 4.8★ 51

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 yelp.com
-   2 unlockchs.com
-   3 popalock.com
-   4 charlestonlocksmithpro.com
-   5 24hourlocksmith-charleston.com

emergency plumber near me

210/mo · $92.62 CPC · difficulty 0

MAP PACK

-   1 Charles Towne Plumbing 4.9★ 107
-   2 World Class Plumbing 2.0 4.9★ 14
-   3 Acme Plumbing 5★ 1

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 rotorooter.com
-   2 ccmyersservice.com LOCAL
-   3 blitchplumbing.com LOCAL
-   4 limric.com LOCAL
-   5 bluecollars.com LOCAL

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), 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 home services businesses competing in Charleston

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 | McAtee Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 4.9 ★ | 8,993 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Preferred Home Services | 4.8 ★ | 7,855 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Preferred Home Services | 4.8 ★ | 7,855 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #4 | LimRic Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 7,114 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | LimRic Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 7,114 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #6 | Service Experts Charleston | 4.9 ★ | 6,573 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Service Experts Charleston | 4.9 ★ | 6,573 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #8 | C&C Myers Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 3,219 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | C&C Myers Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 3,219 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #10 | ARS / Rescue Rooter | 4.4 ★ | 3,121 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #11 | Goose Creek Heating & Air (+ Plumbing) | 4.9 ★ | 2,755 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | Goose Creek Heating & Air (+ Plumbing) | 4.9 ★ | 2,755 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |

Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.

## Home Services brands Charleston searches by name

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.

red roof north charleston 1,600/mo

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.

## What Charleston asks about home services

People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Charleston home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.

How much an hour should a plumber charge?

How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?

Which plumbing company is the best in Charleston, SC?

What are the three types of plumbers?

How much do locksmiths cost near me?

Is there a locksmith in Charleston, SC?

Who is the best mobile locksmith in Georgetown, SC?

Is it cheaper to call a locksmith or the dealer?

Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Charleston metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.

## Rank for these searches

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## More Charleston search data

Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.

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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 · Home Services · 163 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026

Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 163 home services keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact).

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