B
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45%
45% -- ai local services usage rate for US consumers (2026)
45% of consumers use AI tools to find local services.
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45%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
BrightLocal
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Tier B
https://thepromptinsider.com/aeo/is-your-industry-invisible-to-ai-the-5-sectors-getting-left-behind-… ↗
Source Article
Is Your Industry Invisible to AI? The 5 Sectors Getting Left Behind
Short Answer: Which industries are invisible to AI?
Real estate, law, healthcare, home services, and finance are hit hardest. ChatGPT recommends just 1.2% of all local businesses according to SOCi’s 2026 Local Visibility Index, and AI typically names two to five businesses per answer with no second …
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BrightLocal
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Methodology
BrightLocal 2026 Local Consumer Review Survey cited by MarketingCode; one year prior the figure was 6%
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Industrymarketing
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US consumers: 45% ai local services usage rate. Source: BrightLocal (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-ai-local-services-search-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-ai-local-services-search-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- ai local services usage rate for US consumers<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-ai-local-services-search-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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