THE SEARCH LEDGER · WASHINGTON DMV, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · HOME SERVICES
Every month Washington DMV types 17,420 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 JAN.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Washington DMV — 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 117 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “ac repair near me” at $56.35.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | locksmith in dc | 2,400 | $22.81 | 0 | commercial |
| 2 | locksmith near me | 2,400 | $25.03 | 20 | transactional |
| 3 | red roof inn dc | 1,600 | $3.85 | branded | |
| 4 | plumber near me | 1,000 | $44.96 | 23 | transactional |
| 5 | house cleaning dc | 880 | $14.28 | 8 | commercial |
| 6 | magnolia plumbing washington dc | 720 | $17.70 | 4 | commercial |
| 7 | washington dc plumber | 480 | $37.72 | 0 | commercial |
| 8 | dc exterminator | 480 | $32.15 | 0 | commercial |
| 9 | washington dc pest control | 480 | $32.15 | 0 | commercial |
| 10 | electrician near me | 480 | $14.75 | 31 | transactional |
| 11 | washington dc electrician | 320 | $22.67 | 3 | commercial |
| 12 | roofers union adams morgan | 320 | $0.55 | 18 | commercial |
| 13 | appliance repair near me | 320 | $9.91 | 13 | transactional |
| 14 | washington dc contractor | 260 | $28.43 | 3 | commercial |
| 15 | pest control near me | 260 | $44.67 | 40 | transactional |
| 16 | locksmith near dc | 210 | $8.75 | commercial | |
| 17 | ac repair near me | 210 | $56.35 | 3 | transactional |
| 18 | garage door repair near me | 210 | $39.43 | 9 | transactional |
| 19 | handyman near me | 210 | $9.87 | 11 | transactional |
| 20 | washington dc landscaping | 170 | $16.67 | 5 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Washington DMV 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, Washington DMV 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 | Len The Plumber Heating & Air, LLC | 4.6 ★ | 8,786 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Len the Plumber Heating & Air, LLC | 4.7 ★ | 7,532 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.7 ★ | 2,951 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Home Service Doctors | 4.8 ★ | 2,036 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Cardinal Plumbing Heating & Air Inc | 4.9 ★ | 1,941 | Plumber | YES |
| #6 | Brian B. Quick Plumbing | 4.8 ★ | 1,930 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Locksmith Guarantee | 4.9 ★ | 1,888 | Locksmith | YES |
| #8 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.8 ★ | 1,555 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Magnolia Plumbing, Heating & Cooling | 4.4 ★ | 1,518 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.7 ★ | 1,390 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | Kennedy Locksmith | 4.9 ★ | 1,331 | Locksmith | YES |
| #12 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.9 ★ | 1,086 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Washington DMV metro, Sep 8, 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, Washington DMV metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Washington DMV home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much is the average locksmith charge?
How much do locksmiths cost near me?
Where can I find locksmith services in Washington, DC?
Can a locksmith change a door lock?
How much should locksmiths charge?
Is there a 24/7 locksmith in Washington DC?
How much do locksmiths charge to come out?
How much does emergency plumbing typically cost?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Washington DMV 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.
Washington DMV, District of Columbia · Home Services · 117 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026