THE SEARCH LEDGER · TACOMA, WASHINGTON · HOME SERVICES
Every month Tacoma types 7,730 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 OCT and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Tacoma — 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 85 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “roofing company tacoma” at $188.71.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plumber near me | 880 | $71.60 | 23 | transactional |
| 2 | locksmith near me | 880 | $15.11 | 20 | transactional |
| 3 | tacoma plumber | 720 | $67.16 | 7 | commercial |
| 4 | tacoma locksmith | 720 | $12.43 | 0 | commercial |
| 5 | tacoma pest control | 320 | $42.05 | 0 | commercial |
| 6 | electrician near me | 260 | $51.74 | 31 | transactional |
| 7 | tacoma landscaping | 210 | $11.54 | 0 | commercial |
| 8 | tacoma garage door repair | 210 | $51.11 | 0 | commercial |
| 9 | tacoma handyman | 210 | $13.38 | 0 | commercial |
| 10 | longs pest control tacoma | 210 | $20.45 | 0 | commercial |
| 11 | tacoma electrician | 170 | $72.47 | 1 | commercial |
| 12 | ac repair near me | 170 | $82.23 | 3 | transactional |
| 13 | garage door repair near me | 170 | $64.05 | 9 | transactional |
| 14 | lawn care tacoma | 140 | $11.55 | 0 | commercial |
| 15 | tacoma contractor | 140 | $8.80 | 11 | commercial |
| 16 | pest control near me | 140 | $53.61 | 40 | transactional |
| 17 | appliance repair near me | 140 | $7.42 | 13 | transactional |
| 18 | tacoma hvac | 110 | $30.74 | 9 | commercial |
| 19 | roofing company tacoma | 110 | $188.71 | 23 | commercial |
| 20 | emergency plumber near me | 110 | $174.12 | 0 | transactional |
SRC: DataForSEO, Tacoma 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, Tacoma 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 | Harts Plumbers, Electricians, & HVAC Technicians | 4.8 ★ | 5,814 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | FloHawks Plumbing and Septic | 4.9 ★ | 5,556 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Mercurio's Heating & Air Conditioning | 4.9 ★ | 5,053 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Fox Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (now a Gene Johnson company) | 4.8 ★ | 2,258 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Bob Larson Plumbing | 4.9 ★ | 2,186 | Plumber | YES |
| #6 | Rescue Rooter | 4.8 ★ | 1,852 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Beacon Plumbing, Heating, Electrical & Mechanical Inc - Kent | 4.7 ★ | 1,567 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.7 ★ | 1,328 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Spartan Plumbing Services | 4.8 ★ | 1,185 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | At Your Service Plumbing | 5 ★ | 1,021 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | All Purpose Plumbing | 4.7 ★ | 879 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | Bowers Plumbing & Remodel | 4.7 ★ | 857 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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?
What is the best way to find a good plumber?
What is the average hourly wage for a plumber in Tacoma, WA?
Can I find a same-day plumber in Tacoma?
How much do plumbers charge per hour in Washington state?
Can you negotiate with plumbers?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Tacoma 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.
Tacoma, Washington · Home Services · 85 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026