THE SEARCH LEDGER · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA · HEALTH & WELLNESS
Every month Philadelphia types 373,340 health & wellness searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in AUG and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Health & Wellness category in Philadelphia — 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 391 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “philly therapists” at $33.12.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | urgent care near me | 135,000 | $2.87 | 19 | transactional |
| 2 | dentist near me | 60,500 | $11.78 | 49 | transactional |
| 3 | dermatologist near me | 27,100 | $5.18 | 28 | transactional |
| 4 | chiropractor near me | 18,100 | $7.05 | 9 | transactional |
| 5 | eye doctor near me | 18,100 | $6.81 | 37 | transactional |
| 6 | veterinarian near me | 12,100 | $5.68 | 25 | transactional |
| 7 | temple dentistry philadelphia pa | 9,900 | $8.69 | branded | |
| 8 | philly dentistry | 8,100 | $8.80 | informational | |
| 9 | philadelphia dentist | 8,100 | $8.80 | 23 | commercial |
| 10 | philadelphia animal hospital | 5,400 | $6.16 | branded | |
| 11 | philadelphia dermatologist | 4,400 | $8.29 | 14 | commercial |
| 12 | philly orthodontics | 2,900 | $9.40 | informational | |
| 13 | orthodontist philadelphia | 2,900 | $9.40 | 20 | commercial |
| 14 | grad hospital philly | 2,400 | $0.93 | branded | |
| 15 | queen village animal hospital philadelphia | 2,400 | $3.33 | branded | |
| 16 | philly therapists | 1,900 | $33.12 | 22 | commercial |
| 17 | philadelphia therapist | 1,900 | $33.12 | 21 | commercial |
| 18 | pediatric dentist philadelphia | 1,900 | $4.10 | 1 | commercial |
| 19 | eye doctor philly | 1,900 | $10.95 | 8 | commercial |
| 20 | jefferson dermatology philadelphia | 1,900 | $4.19 | branded |
SRC: DataForSEO, Philadelphia 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, Philadelphia 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 | vybe urgent care | 4.5 ★ | 8,449 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #2 | vybe urgent care | 4.7 ★ | 5,614 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #3 | vybe urgent care | 4.5 ★ | 5,050 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #4 | vybe urgent care | 4.6 ★ | 4,380 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #5 | vybe urgent care | 4.6 ★ | 4,051 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #6 | vybe urgent care | 4.7 ★ | 3,285 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #7 | vybe urgent care | 4.7 ★ | 3,202 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #8 | Center City Emergency Dentist | 4.5 ★ | 3,159 | Dentist | YES |
| #9 | vybe urgent care | 4.8 ★ | 2,415 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #10 | AFC Urgent Care Roxborough | 4.8 ★ | 2,017 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #11 | AFC Urgent Care South Philly | 4.6 ★ | 1,971 | Urgent care center | YES |
| #12 | AFC Urgent Care Woodbury | 4.7 ★ | 1,825 | Urgent care center | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Philadelphia 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, Philadelphia metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Philadelphia health & wellness results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What is the average cost to see a dentist?
How do I fix my teeth if I don't have money?
Where can I find low-cost dental care in Philadelphia?
How much to remove a tooth at the dentist?
Should I go to urgent care for flu?
What symptoms should you go to urgent care for?
Is it cheaper to go to urgent care or doctor?
Can urgent care treat knee pain?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Health & Wellness · 391 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026