How many Google reviews do contractors have? 15 trades in 30 US cities

We looked at 38,091 Google Maps profiles of contractors in 15 trades and 30 US cities to see how many reviews they have. A plumber has a median of 73.5 reviews, an electrician 16 and a handyman 10. All numbers are available as a free download at the end.

Own analysis of 38,091 Google Maps profiles, as of October 7, 2026; method: section “How the numbers were produced”; data: CSV.

The results at a glance

• 38,091 trade profiles (37,402 different businesses) in 15 trades and 30 US cities, as of October 7, 2026.
• The median number of reviews per profile runs from 10 (handyman) to 120 (moving). Plumbing has 73.5, HVAC 34 and electrical 16.
• About half of all handyman profiles (50 percent) have fewer than 10 reviews, the highest share of any trade. For electrical it is 40 percent, for plumbing 17 percent.
• The first three results have more reviews than places 4 to 20 in 12 of 15 trades. They have fewer in three: locksmith, pest control and tree service.
• The same trade looks very different by city. The median plumber has 201.5 reviews in Denver and 21 in Los Angeles.
• The median star rating is between 4.8 and 5.0 in every trade.
• Around three in ten electrical profiles (30 percent) link no website, and 39 percent of handyman profiles.
• Moving and odd jobs has the highest median, 53 reviews. Yard and pests has the lowest, 21. In home systems that removed 305 duplicate listings.

Your trade in your city

TradeAllElectricalGarage door repairHandymanHouse cleaningHVACJunk removalLandscapingLocksmithMovingPaintingPest controlPlumbingRoofingTree serviceWater damage restoration

CityAllAtlantaAustinBostonCharlestonCharlotteChicagoColumbiaColumbusDallasDenverDetroitFort WorthHoustonIndianapolisJacksonvilleLas VegasLos AngelesMiamiMobileNashvilleNew YorkPhiladelphiaPhoenixSan AntonioSan DiegoSan FranciscoSan JoseSavannahSeattleWashington

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A typical profile runs from 10 reviews for Handyman to 120 for Moving.

• Moving120
• Locksmith104
• Plumbing73.5
• Garage door repair55
• Junk removal44.5
• HVAC34
• Roofing31
• House cleaning28
• Pest control28
• Water damage restoration26
• Tree service24
• Painting17
• Electrical16
• Landscaping16
• Handyman10

Each trade, all cities together

Trade	Typical profile	First three results	Places 4 to 20	Fewer than 10 (%)	No website link (%)	Profiles
Moving	120	261.5	193.5	11	10	2,555
Locksmith	104	117.5	142.5	11	14	1,977
Plumbing	73.5	250.5	110	17	17	2,848
Garage door repair	55	134.5	61	19	14	2,377
Junk removal	44.5	185.5	71	24	16	1,360
HVAC	34	90	43.5	32	29	2,945
Roofing	31	55	46	28	18	2,929
House cleaning	28	187	41.5	30	18	2,673
Pest control	28	12	14	38	20	2,794
Water damage restoration	26	28.5	19	34	14	2,625
Tree service	24	8	44	35	26	2,758
Painting	17	61.5	54.5	41	26	2,698
Electrical	16	29	17	40	30	2,662
Landscaping	16	25	20	41	23	2,369
Handyman	10	32	17	50	39	2,521

Source: Local Reputation HQ (2026), Google Reviews of US Contractors. Google Maps profiles in 30 cities, October 2026; “–” = fewer than 30 profiles. Each bar is one trade in one place. Download the data (CSV)

How the numbers were produced

On October 7, 2026 we searched Google Maps for 15 terms such as "plumber" or "roofing contractor" in each of 30 US cities. We retrieved up to 100 results per search through the DataForSEO Google Maps API. We counted only profiles whose Google category fits the trade. A result for "painter" that is listed as an art studio does not count. Depending on the trade, between 45 percent (junk removal) and 98 percent (HVAC and roofing) of the results were counted.

Each profile counts once per city and trade, so the 38,091 profiles belong to 37,402 different businesses. A business found in two cities counts in each, and so does a business listed under two trades (for example HVAC and plumbing). Positions are counted among the matching profiles only: the first three results are the first three profiles that fit the trade, and other Maps results in between are skipped.

Some category choices are judgment calls. Besides the plain trade name we counted "Electrical installation service" as electrical; "Air conditioning contractor", "Air conditioning repair service", "Heating contractor" and "Furnace repair service" as HVAC; "Debris removal service" as junk removal; "Cleaning service" as house cleaning; "Moving and storage service" as moving; "Painting" as painting; "Landscape designer", "Gardener" and "Lawn care service" as landscaping; "Garage door supplier" as garage door repair; and "Emergency locksmith service" as locksmith.

Landscape architects, garbage collection and waste management services, electrical repair shops, key duplication services and supply stores do not count. The 30 cities are a selection, not a ranking of the 30 largest: large metros plus Charleston, Columbia, Savannah and Mobile.

The median is the middle value: half of the profiles have more reviews, half fewer. Percentages are rounded to whole numbers. Where a trade has fewer than 30 profiles in a city, we show no value for that city. That affects four of 450 city and trade combinations.

What we did not measure: the order of results is for a search from the city's location, and anyone searching from their own location sees a different list. The numbers are a snapshot of one day. Only reviews on Google are counted, not other review sites. "No website link" means that the profile shows no website, not that the business has none. These numbers cannot show why a business ranks where it does.

How many reviews a contractor has

Moving companies (120) and locksmiths (104) lead by a wide margin. More than half of the moving profiles (55 percent) have 100 reviews or more. So do 51 percent of locksmith profiles and 44 percent of plumbing profiles. At the other end are handyman (10), electrical and landscaping (16 each) and painting (17).

The stars hardly differ: the median is between 4.8 and 5.0 in every trade.

How many contractors have fewer than 10 reviews

In handyman, pest control and tree service, 15, 15 and 11 percent of profiles have no review at all. In electrical it is 10 percent, and 40 percent have fewer than 10.

Do the top results have more reviews

In plumbing, the first three results have a median of 250.5 reviews against 110 for places 4 to 20. Tree service is the reverse: 8 reviews in the first three results against 44 for places 4 to 20. The number of reviews therefore does not explain every position in the list.

Google names three main factors for local results: relevance, distance and how well-known a business is. The number of reviews is one of the signals for how well-known a business is (Google Business Profile Help: Tips to improve your local ranking).

The same trade looks different by city

The median for plumbers is 201.5 reviews in Denver and 21 in Los Angeles. Electricians have 34.5 in Atlanta and 3 in both Boston and San Francisco. HVAC runs from 168 in San Antonio to 6 in Miami. All 15 trades in all 30 cities are in the lookup above and in the CSV file.

Profiles without a website link

Among handyman profiles, 39 percent link no website, among electrical 30 percent and among HVAC 29 percent. Among moving companies it is 10 percent.

By trade cluster

We also grouped the 15 trades into five clusters. Here a business listed under two trades of the same cluster counts only once per city. An example is a company found both as a plumber and as an HVAC contractor. Positions are not compared here, because the order of results does not combine across trades.

For contractors

How your own profile compares, and how to close the gap within Google's rules, is in how many Google reviews a contractor needs. For a routine that crews can follow, see how to get more Google reviews. Templates for answering are in how to respond to a negative Google review, and what to do about fakes is in how to remove fake Google reviews.

Data, citation and contact

All values for 15 trades and 30 cities: contractor-reviews-2026-10.csv (comma-separated, UTF-8). The five trade clusters are in contractor-reviews-clusters-2026-10.csv (same columns; the position columns are empty).

The data is licensed under CC BY 4.0: you may use it freely, including in articles, newsletters and presentations. Please credit "Source: Local Reputation HQ (2026), Google Reviews of US Contractors, localreputationhq.com" and link to this page.

Questions about the data or the method go to Priit Zirnask, founder of Local Reputation HQ: info@localreputationhq.com.

How often people search for the same trades in the same cities is the subject of our other analysis: How often Americans search for contractors