THE SEARCH LEDGER · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA · HOME SERVICES
Every month Philadelphia types 146,390 home services 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 FEB and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services 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 306 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “emergency plumber near me” at $68.26.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plumber near me | 22,200 | $37.49 | 19 | transactional |
| 2 | locksmith near me | 18,100 | $9.78 | 20 | transactional |
| 3 | electrician near me | 12,100 | $21.28 | 31 | transactional |
| 4 | ristorante pesto philadelphia | 6,600 | $0.66 | branded | |
| 5 | philadelphia locksmith | 5,400 | $13.44 | 9 | commercial |
| 6 | pest control near me | 5,400 | $36.62 | 40 | transactional |
| 7 | appliance repair near me | 5,400 | $7.93 | 33 | transactional |
| 8 | handyman near me | 4,400 | $7.44 | 11 | transactional |
| 9 | emergency plumber near me | 3,600 | $68.26 | 0 | transactional |
| 10 | garage door repair near me | 3,600 | $35.04 | 9 | transactional |
| 11 | landscaping near me | 3,600 | $9.09 | 19 | transactional |
| 12 | red roof plus philadelphia airport | 2,900 | $3.21 | 0 | commercial |
| 13 | ac repair near me | 2,900 | $55.79 | 10 | transactional |
| 14 | plumber philly | 2,400 | $26.24 | 13 | commercial |
| 15 | plumbers in northeast philadelphia | 2,400 | $26.24 | 5 | commercial |
| 16 | philadelphia house cleaning | 2,400 | $8.81 | 6 | commercial |
| 17 | pesto restaurant philadelphia | 2,400 | $1.87 | 4 | commercial |
| 18 | philly exterminator | 1,900 | $34.39 | 11 | commercial |
| 19 | philadelphia pest control | 1,900 | $34.39 | 6 | commercial |
| 20 | roofing contractor near me | 1,900 | $17.15 | 31 | transactional |
SRC: DataForSEO, Philadelphia metro, Aug 30, 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, Aug 30, 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 | Harris Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 12,988 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | GEN3 Electric & HVAC | 4.9 ★ | 5,335 | HVAC contractor | YES |
| #3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.7 ★ | 3,913 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Len The Plumber Heating & Air, LLC | 4.8 ★ | 3,226 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Best Choice Plumbing & Heating | 4.8 ★ | 2,574 | HVAC contractor | YES |
| #6 | Dream Team - Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, & Electric | 4.9 ★ | 2,244 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Plumbing Pals | 4.9 ★ | 1,778 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.7 ★ | 1,295 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Zoom Drain South Jersey | 4.9 ★ | 1,282 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Prime Electrical Services | 4.9 ★ | 1,130 | Electrician | YES |
| #11 | Goodman Plumbing | 4.7 ★ | 1,068 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.8 ★ | 997 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Philadelphia metro, Aug 30, 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, Aug 30, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Philadelphia home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much is a plumber for 2 hours?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
Where can I find a plumber in Philadelphia, PA?
How much does emergency plumbing typically cost?
How much should I pay for an emergency plumber?
What qualifies as a plumbing emergency?
Who is the best emergency plumber in Troy, MO?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Philadelphia metro, Aug 30, 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.
HOME SERVICES 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 Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Home Services · 306 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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