# Home Services search demand in Tacoma

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.

BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/tacoma/home-services#colophon)

85

KEYWORDS TRACKED

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026

7,730

SEARCHES / MONTH

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026

$332K

MONTHLY AD VALUE

Source: volume × CPC, computed

$45.56

AVERAGE CPC

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026

## When Tacoma searches for home services

Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in OCT and lowest in NOV.

Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 82, February 85, March 97, April 93, May 82, June 82, July 85, August 92, September 89, October 100, November 65, December 85.

Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) 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.

## What Tacoma pays per click for home services

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 |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score.

## Which trades drive Tacoma home services

All 85 tracked home services keywords in the metro, grouped by the trade each one names — not just the highest-volume rows above. 4 name no single trade and are left out.

| TRADE | KEYWORDS | SEARCHES/MO | | DEAREST CLICK |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plumbing | 8 | 1,860 | | $174.12 |
| Locksmith | 10 | 1,790 | | $29.34 |
| Pest Control | 5 | 700 | | $53.61 |
| Landscaping | 8 | 560 | | $86.30 |
| Roofing | 18 | 480 | | $188.71 |
| Electrical | 4 | 470 | | $72.47 |
| HVAC | 12 | 470 | | $354.40 |
| Garage Door | 2 | 380 | | $64.05 |
| Handyman | 3 | 320 | | $14.50 |
| Remodeling | 6 | 200 | | $60.24 |
| Appliance Repair | 2 | 150 | | $8.76 |
| Painting | 2 | 90 | | $14.70 |
| Cleaning | 1 | 50 | | $24.48 |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026. Trade is read from the keyword text, so a keyword naming no trade is counted in the metro total and omitted here. Volume is the sum across that trade’s keywords; the dearest click is the highest single cost-per-click in it.

## Who owns the Tacoma home services results

Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one.

plumber near me

880/mo · $71.60 CPC · difficulty 23

MAP PACK

-   1 24 Emergency Plumber Tacoma 4.9★ 34
-   2 In & Out Plumbing 4.9★ 379
-   3 Tacoma Master Plumbing 4.8★ 18

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 yelp.com
-   2 reddit.com
-   3 hartsservices.com LOCAL
-   4 thumbtack.com
-   5 huntsservices.com

tacoma plumber

720/mo · $67.16 CPC · difficulty 7

MAP PACK

-   1 In & Out Plumbing 4.9★ 379
-   2 All Purpose Plumbing 4.7★ 879
-   3 Scottco Plumbing and Drain Service 4.8★ 400

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 reddit.com
-   2 yelp.com
-   3 boblarsonplumbing.com LOCAL
-   4 hartsservices.com LOCAL
-   5 plumbingtacoma.com LOCAL

roofing company tacoma

110/mo · $188.71 CPC · difficulty 23

MAP PACK

-   1 IBEX Roof Tacoma 5★ 555
-   2 Mears Roofing LLC 4.9★ 117
-   3 Tristate Roofing, Inc. 4.5★ 693

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 tacomaroofco.com
-   2 gaf.com
-   3 yelp.com
-   4 acmeroofingwa.com
-   5 reddit.com

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), 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 home services businesses competing in Tacoma

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 |

Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.

## What Tacoma asks about home services

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?

Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Tacoma metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.

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## More Tacoma search data

Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.

[Food & Dining · 267K searches/mo](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/tacoma/food-dining)

HOME SERVICES IN OTHER METROS

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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

Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 85 home services keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact).

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