THE SEARCH LEDGER · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND · HOME SERVICES
Every month Providence types 1,980 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 SEP and lowest in DEC.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Providence — 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 24 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “emergency plumber near me” at $113.38.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | locksmith near me | 390 | $6.73 | 20 | transactional |
| 2 | providence locksmith | 320 | $8.93 | 4 | commercial |
| 3 | plumber near me | 320 | $47.75 | 23 | transactional |
| 4 | electrician near me | 170 | $24.94 | 31 | transactional |
| 5 | providence electrician | 110 | $6.21 | 0 | commercial |
| 6 | pest control near me | 90 | $35.64 | 40 | transactional |
| 7 | appliance repair near me | 70 | $12.00 | 13 | transactional |
| 8 | providence pest control | 50 | $13.17 | 2 | commercial |
| 9 | plumbers providence ri | 50 | $24.80 | 0 | commercial |
| 10 | emergency plumber near me | 50 | $113.38 | 0 | transactional |
| 11 | landscaping near me | 50 | $3.58 | 19 | transactional |
| 12 | providence handyman | 40 | $6.77 | 0 | commercial |
| 13 | ac repair near me | 40 | $10.61 | 3 | transactional |
| 14 | handyman near me | 40 | $2.63 | 11 | transactional |
| 15 | house cleaning near me | 40 | $7.53 | 15 | transactional |
| 16 | providence hvac | 30 | $11.53 | 1 | commercial |
| 17 | providence house cleaning service | 30 | $19.38 | 1 | commercial |
| 18 | hvac repair near me | 20 | $36.49 | 39 | transactional |
| 19 | garage door repair near me | 20 | $109.82 | 9 | transactional |
| 20 | big blue bug pest control | 10 | — | 2 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Providence 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.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Providence 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 | GEM Plumbing and Heating | 4.6 ★ | 7,139 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.8 ★ | 3,445 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Martel Plumbing & Heating | 4.9 ★ | 2,171 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Rhode Island | 4.9 ★ | 1,081 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Mr T's Lock & Key | 4.8 ★ | 894 | Locksmith | YES |
| #6 | EO locksmith | 4.7 ★ | 851 | Locksmith | YES |
| #7 | Zoom Drain Rhode Island | 4.9 ★ | 649 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | STP Plumbing | 5 ★ | 605 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Evergreen Services | 4.3 ★ | 533 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Wicked Plumbing | 4.9 ★ | 436 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | Batteries Plus | 4.7 ★ | 397 | Car battery store | YES |
| #12 | Northeastern Security Safe & Lock | 4.9 ★ | 363 | Locksmith | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Providence metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Providence 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?
What are the three types of plumbers?
Do plumbers give a free estimate?
What does an emergency plumber charge?
What is considered a plumbing emergency?
Where can I find an emergency plumber in Spring, Texas?
How quickly can I get a plumber?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Providence 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.
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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.
Providence, Rhode Island · Home Services · 24 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026