Steady growth, steady competition
Charleston grew 5.8% from April 2020 to July 2025, to 159,423 people. New customers keep arriving, but not in a flood. Reviews and repeat customers matter as much as new searches.
Local SEO · Charleston, SC
Local SEO for contractors in Charleston, SC.
Charleston grew 5.8% since 2020, to 159,423 people. Every month, Google sees about 4,140 searches for a home-service trade plus "Charleston", led by plumbing. Here is what that means for contractors who want those calls.
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What Charleston searches for
Every month, people search Google for "plumber charleston" about 1,300 times and "hvac charleston" about 800 times. Across our seven trades it adds up to roughly 4,140 searches a month that name the city. The quietest of the seven here is solar (40/mo). A search that names a trade and a city usually comes from someone looking to hire.
One city, 2 counties
Charleston sits in Berkeley and Charleston counties. Customers search by city name, but some directories and government sites list places by county. Your service area and listings should cover the parts of each county you actually serve, so you match either way.
Search demand · Charleston
What people type into Google here.
Average monthly US Google searches for each trade plus "Charleston".
Total
4,140
searches a month for these seven trades plus "Charleston". Typical month of the last 12, from Google Ads data via DataForSEO. Searches like "plumber near me" aren't counted here.
Trades this market points to
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