THE SEARCH LEDGER · SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA · HOME SERVICES
Every month San Francisco Bay Area types 22,760 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 APR.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in San Francisco Bay Area — 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 156 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “plumber near me” at $45.62.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | locksmith near me | 2,900 | $16.56 | 20 | transactional |
| 2 | plumber sf ca | 1,900 | $42.74 | 26 | commercial |
| 3 | plumbers san francisco ca | 1,900 | $42.74 | 24 | commercial |
| 4 | locksmith san fran | 1,600 | $29.30 | 1 | commercial |
| 5 | plumber near me | 1,600 | $45.62 | 23 | transactional |
| 6 | electrician near me | 880 | $23.58 | 31 | transactional |
| 7 | san francisco pest control | 590 | $26.94 | 7 | commercial |
| 8 | abc locksmith san francisco | 590 | $1.09 | 0 | commercial |
| 9 | appliance repair near me | 480 | $19.03 | 13 | transactional |
| 10 | restoration hardware restaurant sf | 390 | — | commercial | |
| 11 | electrician sf ca | 390 | $12.12 | commercial | |
| 12 | electricians in san francisco ca | 390 | $12.12 | 4 | commercial |
| 13 | san francisco appliance repair | 390 | $17.10 | 5 | commercial |
| 14 | san francisco roofing | 320 | $13.15 | 1 | commercial |
| 15 | ace plumbing sf | 320 | $24.51 | 22 | commercial |
| 16 | handyman san francisco ca | 320 | $10.14 | 0 | commercial |
| 17 | san francisco contractor | 320 | $21.16 | 6 | commercial |
| 18 | sf landscapers | 260 | $11.65 | informational | |
| 19 | san francisco landscaping | 260 | $11.65 | 26 | commercial |
| 20 | san francisco garage door repair | 260 | $41.13 | 0 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, San Francisco Bay Area 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 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, San Francisco Bay Area 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 | Discount Plumbing Rooter Services | 4.9 ★ | 3,164 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Nova Locksmith | 4.9 ★ | 2,240 | Emergency locksmith service | YES |
| #3 | Magic Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 4.9 ★ | 1,928 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Heise's Plumbing | 4.9 ★ | 1,757 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Cabrillo Plumbing, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 1,186 | Plumber | YES |
| #6 | Ace Plumbing & Rooter, Inc. | 4.9 ★ | 1,155 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | 24/7 Rooter & Plumbing | 4.7 ★ | 1,006 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | Advanced Plumbing & Drain | 4.9 ★ | 751 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Flow Masters Plumbing, Drain and Water Heater | 5 ★ | 711 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Works Plumbing Repair & Drain Cleaning | 4.8 ★ | 651 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | Fast Response Plumbing & Rooter | 4.9 ★ | 647 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | George Salet Plumbing, Inc. | 5 ★ | 563 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What is the average hourly rate for plumbers in San Francisco?
What is the 135 rule for plumbing?
Who are the best residential plumbers in San Francisco?
What do plumbers charge per hour in California?
What are some reputable plumbers in San Francisco listed on Yelp?
How much does an emergency plumber usually cost?
Is there a 24/7 plumber in San Francisco?
How much should I pay for an emergency plumber?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, San Francisco Bay Area 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.
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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.
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Home Services · 156 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026