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90% -- share of customers searching online first for plumbing customers (2025)
Over 90% of customers search online first when they need a plumber.
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90%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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pineapplebuilder.com
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Tier C
https://www.pineapplebuilder.com/industries/plumbing/growth/seo-for-plumbing-business-rank-higher ↗
Source Article
SEO for Plumbers: Ultimate Guide to Rank Higher & Get More Plumbing Customers
SEO for Plumbers: How to Rank Higher on Google & Get More Customers Online
Plumbing might happen in the real world, but 90%+ of customers search online first when they need a plumber.
Gone are the days of flipping through phone books – today almost half of all Google searches are for local services …
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pineapplebuilder.com
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plumbing customers: 90% share of customers searching online first. Source: pineapplebuilder.com (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/customers-search-online-first-plumber
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/customers-search-online-first-plumber" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>90%</strong> -- share of customers searching online first for plumbing customers<br><small>Source: pineapplebuilder.com (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/customers-search-online-first-plumber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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