Philadelphia changed -1.8% since 2020, to 1,574,281 people. Every month, Google sees about 8,220 searches for a home-service trade plus "Philadelphia", led by plumbing. Here is what that means for contractors who want those calls.
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Every month, people search Google for "plumber philadelphia" about 3,250 times and "hvac philadelphia" about 1,900 times. Across our seven trades it adds up to roughly 8,220 searches a month that name the city. The quietest of the seven here is water damage restoration (125/mo). A search that names a trade and a city usually comes from someone looking to hire.
Average monthly US Google searches for each trade plus "Philadelphia".
searches a month for these seven trades plus "Philadelphia". Typical month of the last 12, from Google Ads data via DataForSEO. Searches like "plumber near me" aren't counted here.
