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Google Ads Benchmarks for Home Services by Trade

For home-service owners and marketers who want a dated number: what Google Ads clicks cost in 17 US trades in November 2026, which months are busiest, and how to turn a click price into a budget.

Safeer SafeerGoogle Ads & Merchant Center strategist Updated 12 min read
Bar chart of median Google Ads cost per click for 17 US home-service trades in November 2026, led by plumbing at $59.66

Quick answer

As of November 2026, plumbing has the most expensive Google Ads clicks of 17 US home-service trades: a median $59.66 across six homeowner searches. Water damage ($51.88) and garage door ($51.21) follow. The priciest single search is "emergency garage door repair" at $98.74 a click. Landscaping is cheapest at a median $11.43, about one fifth of plumbing.

Key takeaways

  • As of November 2026, plumbing has the most expensive Google Ads clicks of 17 US home-service trades, with a median $59.66 across six homeowner searches.
  • "Emergency garage door repair" was the priciest of 95 home-service searches at $98.74 a click in November 2026, and 15 of the 95 averaged $50 or more.
  • Emergency or same-day wording raised the click price by a median 1.82 times across nine trades in the November 2026 data.
  • The median urgent repair search cost $33.91 a click in November 2026, against $18.26 for project trades and $12.21 for recurring services such as cleaning and lawn care.
  • November or December 2025 was the slowest search month for 12 of the 17 trades, and landscaping had the strongest season, with April 2026 searches at 3.91 times December 2025.
On this page
  1. What do Google Ads clicks cost for each home-service trade?
  2. What do urgent repair trades pay per click?
  3. What do project trades pay per click?
  4. What do recurring service trades pay per click?
  5. How much more do emergency searches cost?
  6. Which months are busiest for each trade?
  7. Which trades can use Local Services Ads?
  8. How do you turn a click price into a budget?
  9. How did we collect these numbers?
  10. FAQ

What do Google Ads clicks cost for each home-service trade?

Plumbing pays the most per click and landscaping the least. As of November 2026, the median click across a trade's main homeowner searches ran from $11.43 for landscaping to $59.66 for plumbing, and the median of all 95 searches was $21.75. These are US averages from Google Ads keyword data, pulled on November 14, 2026.

$59.66Plumbing median click, the highest of 17 trades
$98.74"Emergency garage door repair", the priciest of 95 searches
$11.43Landscaping median click, the lowest of 17 trades
15 of 95Searches that average $50 or more a click
US Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, pulled November 14, 2026. Medians use each trade's 5 or 6 searches listed below.
TradeMedian CPC (Nov 2026)Highest-priced searchBusiest vs slowest month
Plumbing$59.66whole house repipe ($87.37)Sep 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.44x)
Water damage$51.88emergency water removal ($65.94)Dec 2025 vs May 2026 (6.74x), see note
Garage door$51.21emergency garage door repair ($98.74)Dec 2025 vs Sep 2026 (1.93x)
Roofing$38.20hail damage roof inspection ($51.40)Sep 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.00x)
HVAC$33.98emergency ac repair ($80.51)Jul 2026 vs Apr 2026 (1.95x)
Remodeling$31.63walk in shower installation ($37.35)Sep 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.17x)
Moving$29.39cross country movers ($83.29)Jan 2026 vs Nov 2025 (1.89x)
Pest control$27.13exterminator near me ($36.60)May 2026 vs Dec 2025 (1.81x)
Electrical$18.57emergency electrician near me ($45.55)Oct 2025 vs May 2026 (1.48x)
Painting$17.90interior painting services ($19.23)Jan 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.58x)
Junk removal$16.12same day junk removal ($26.65)Jan 2026 vs Nov 2025 (1.69x)
Tree service$15.86emergency tree removal near me ($34.05)Jun 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.66x)
Glass and auto glass$15.11board up service ($71.25)Apr 2026 vs Dec 2025 (1.43x)
Locksmith$14.83emergency locksmith ($21.75)Nov 2025 vs Sep 2026 (1.28x)
Cleaning$12.07move out cleaning ($19.17)Oct 2025 vs Dec 2025 (1.53x)
Pressure washing$11.47roof cleaning near me ($20.02)Mar 2026 vs Nov 2025 (2.48x)
Landscaping and lawn care$11.43retaining wall contractors ($16.32)Apr 2026 vs Dec 2025 (3.91x)

Urgent repair trades had a median search price of $33.91, project trades $18.26 and recurring services $12.21 (November 2026). Our guide to how much Google Ads costs explains how the auction sets these prices.

What do urgent repair trades pay per click?

Urgent repair trades pay the most: five of these eight have a median click above $33. All tables use US data pulled November 14, 2026.

Plumbing

Median $59.66, the highest of the 17 trades, with searches peaking in September 2026.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
plumber near me1,000,000$41.07$13.86 to $88.84
emergency plumber90,500$74.89$24.42 to $110.00
24 hour plumber8,100$79.97$26.27 to $98.71
drain cleaning near me135,000$44.43$15.65 to $81.54
water heater replacement49,500$31.74$7.15 to $55.90
whole house repipe720$87.37$15.08 to $95.00

Water damage

Median $51.88, and four of the six searches cost over $50 a click.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
water damage restoration90,500$55.09$18.20 to $99.99
water damage repair9,900$52.34$20.00 to $96.68
emergency water removal4,400$65.94$18.23 to $96.29
mold remediation90,500$37.60$6.75 to $42.45
sewage cleanup1,900$51.41$24.36 to $113.63
fire damage restoration60,500$30.36$11.42 to $72.00

Garage door

Median $51.21, with the priciest search in this report at $98.74 and top-of-page bids up to $111.11.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
garage door repair246,000$51.21$16.59 to $81.91
emergency garage door repair14,800$98.74$33.00 to $111.11
garage door spring repair18,100$42.09$12.42 to $73.35
garage door opener repair165,000$56.00$13.91 to $75.00
garage door installation40,500$25.15$7.68 to $50.00

Roofing

Median $38.20. "Roof repair" hit 201,000 searches in September 2026, against 60,500 in most of the spring.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
roofers near me165,000$24.77$14.27 to $74.07
roof repair90,500$40.31$14.50 to $71.95
roof repair near me110,000$41.48$15.00 to $70.48
roof replacement33,100$30.63$15.00 to $73.29
roof leak repair27,100$36.08$11.24 to $59.36
hail damage roof inspection2,400$51.40$8.33 to $60.00

HVAC

Median $33.98. "Emergency ac repair" searches rose from 5,400 in February 2026 to 60,500 that July.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
ac repair368,000$43.88$21.49 to $113.12
furnace repair201,000$39.41$13.36 to $82.75
hvac near me165,000$28.56$9.75 to $77.05
emergency ac repair14,800$80.51$25.31 to $125.51
ac replacement14,800$19.24$7.68 to $64.26
heat pump installation22,200$28.47$4.48 to $43.86

Electrical

Median $18.57, but the emergency search costs $45.55, about double the main one.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
electrician near me368,000$22.65$5.73 to $55.00
emergency electrician near me14,800$45.55$8.43 to $64.01
electrical panel upgrade9,900$14.71$4.31 to $23.85
ev charger installation14,800$18.57$4.64 to $31.77
whole house generator installation9,900$15.27$3.38 to $21.23

Glass and auto glass

Median $15.11. Auto glass clicks are the cheapest here, board-up service the priciest.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
windshield replacement201,000$11.78$3.10 to $17.62
auto glass repair near me74,000$8.80$2.48 to $14.21
window repair near me40,500$15.04$4.21 to $19.10
window glass replacement22,200$15.18$3.23 to $18.60
emergency glass repair880$15.50$3.69 to $15.00
board up service720$71.25$14.00 to $79.73

Locksmith

Median $14.83, low for an emergency trade, on the second-largest search in this report.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
locksmith near me673,000$15.09$2.82 to $15.00
emergency locksmith12,100$21.75$3.57 to $17.30
car locksmith near me74,000$15.01$2.48 to $13.53
lockout service3,600$14.65$2.56 to $13.51
car key replacement33,100$12.09$1.16 to $8.01
rekey locks6,600$6.99$2.17 to $15.00

What do project trades pay per click?

Project trades pay a median $18.26 per search click, and bigger jobs cost more: remodeling and long-distance moving top the group.

Remodeling

Median $31.63, and bathroom searches cost more per click than kitchen searches.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
bathroom remodel135,000$34.29$9.58 to $55.00
bathroom remodeling near me110,000$37.03$13.74 to $70.00
kitchen remodeling near me90,500$20.22$6.58 to $41.68
basement finishing contractors22,200$28.97$8.11 to $47.29
walk in shower installation4,400$37.35$6.49 to $51.07
home remodeling contractors27,100$13.40$5.68 to $32.65

Moving

Median $29.39. Long-distance clicks cost about 3.6 times local ones.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
movers near me301,000$27.02$9.18 to $37.76
packing and moving services5,400$29.39$7.84 to $33.75
local movers60,500$23.42$6.96 to $32.11
long distance moving companies22,200$78.16$26.58 to $94.89
cross country movers14,800$83.29$25.33 to $103.16

Painting

Median $17.90, with all five searches between $14.20 and $19.23.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
painters near me110,000$14.20$5.70 to $32.58
deck staining near me4,400$15.64$4.04 to $25.46
exterior house painters near me12,100$18.18$6.39 to $42.29
interior painting services6,600$19.23$7.33 to $35.43
cabinet painting near me9,900$17.90$6.34 to $30.33

Junk removal

Median $16.12. Same-day wording adds 46% to the click price.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
junk removal135,000$18.26$4.68 to $25.00
junk removal near me110,000$16.12$3.31 to $23.01
same day junk removal4,400$26.65$8.15 to $30.00
furniture removal9,900$15.27$4.00 to $18.00
appliance removal5,400$10.00$2.23 to $10.89

Tree service

Median $15.86, and the emergency search costs more than double the main one.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
tree service near me135,000$15.17$3.16 to $20.93
tree removal near me49,500$18.07$3.52 to $21.19
emergency tree removal near me2,400$34.05$5.17 to $25.73
tree trimming near me49,500$16.54$3.45 to $21.00
stump grinding near me22,200$11.01$2.38 to $12.08
arborist near me33,100$14.62$4.25 to $23.60

What do recurring service trades pay per click?

Recurring service trades pay the least, a median $12.21 per search click, with pest control as the exception.

Pest control

Median $27.13, more than double the other recurring trades.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
pest control near me201,000$31.92$8.76 to $47.06
exterminator near me90,500$36.60$9.33 to $51.80
termite treatment40,500$23.26$4.38 to $29.23
termite inspection60,500$29.56$14.22 to $60.96
bed bug exterminator110,000$24.70$5.75 to $27.43
mosquito control40,500$8.41$2.20 to $17.57

Cleaning

Median $12.07. One-off move-out cleans cost more per click than routine maid service.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
maid service near me135,000$11.65$4.12 to $17.34
house cleaning services90,500$12.50$3.55 to $15.00
deep cleaning service27,100$11.47$3.16 to $14.78
move out cleaning22,200$19.17$6.47 to $22.68
carpet cleaning near me135,000$13.11$2.74 to $14.93
window cleaning near me60,500$10.25$3.14 to $18.89

Pressure washing

Median $11.47. Roof cleaning costs over three times driveway washing per click.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
pressure washing near me110,000$10.48$3.95 to $20.00
pressure washing services40,500$11.47$4.55 to $19.62
roof cleaning near me14,800$20.02$6.66 to $29.32
house washing service1,000$11.91$4.00 to $19.10
driveway pressure washing14,800$6.17$0.87 to $13.89

Landscaping and lawn care

Median $11.43, the lowest of the 17 trades, with the strongest spring season.

SearchSearches a monthAvg. CPC (Nov 2026)Top-of-page bid range
landscapers near me90,500$11.43$3.02 to $15.86
lawn care service110,000$10.29$3.62 to $14.81
lawn mowing service33,100$8.94$2.93 to $10.00
retaining wall contractors8,100$16.32$4.96 to $32.69
paver patio installation8,100$16.27$4.20 to $26.35

How much more do emergency searches cost?

Emergency or same-day wording raised the click price by a median 1.82 times across nine trades in the November 2026 data.

TradeUrgent search (Avg. CPC)Standard search (Avg. CPC)Premium
Tree serviceemergency tree removal near me ($34.05)tree service near me ($15.17)2.24x
Electricalemergency electrician near me ($45.55)electrician near me ($22.65)2.01x
Garage dooremergency garage door repair ($98.74)garage door repair ($51.21)1.93x
HVACemergency ac repair ($80.51)ac repair ($43.88)1.83x
Plumbingemergency plumber ($74.89)plumber near me ($41.07)1.82x
Junk removalsame day junk removal ($26.65)junk removal ($18.26)1.46x
Locksmithemergency locksmith ($21.75)locksmith near me ($15.09)1.44x
Water damageemergency water removal ($65.94)water damage restoration ($55.09)1.20x
Glass and auto glassemergency glass repair ($15.50)window repair near me ($15.04)1.03x

Five trades paid 1.82 to 2.24 times the standard price; water damage and glass barely moved. Schedule urgent campaigns for the hours someone answers the phone.

Which months are busiest for each trade?

Landscaping has the strongest season: its combined searches in April 2026 were 3.91 times December 2025. Locksmith, glass and electrical stayed within 1.5 times all year, so a flat budget suits them.

Water damage (see note)6.74x
Landscaping and lawn care3.91x
Tree service2.66x
Painting2.58x
Pressure washing2.48x
Plumbing2.44x
Remodeling2.17x
Roofing2.00x
HVAC1.95x
Garage door1.93x
Moving1.89x
Pest control1.81x
Junk removal1.69x
Cleaning1.53x
Electrical1.48x
Glass and auto glass1.43x
Locksmith1.28x
Busiest month divided by slowest month for each trade's combined searches, October 2025 to September 2026. US Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, pulled November 14, 2026 (bar length scaled to 7x).

Note on water damage: most of its 6.74x comes from November and December 2025, when three of its searches read 135,000 to 246,000. A Google Trends check we ran through DataForSEO showed no matching jump, so do not plan a December budget on it.

November or December 2025 was the slowest month for 12 of the 17 trades. Monthly figures move in steps, such as 165,000, 201,000 and 246,000, so a one-step change is not a trend.

Which trades can use Local Services Ads?

As of November 2026, 16 of the 17 trades have a US Local Services Ads category; pressure washing has none. Google is moving these ads into Google Ads as Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals, in three phases.

TradeUS Local Services Ads categoryMove to Performance Max pay per leadExtra screening
PlumbingPlumbers; drain expert in California and Florida onlyPhase 1, August 2026Urgent category: background checks for service pros
HVACHVAC (heating or air conditioning)Phase 1, August 2026Urgent category: background checks for service pros
ElectricalElectriciansPhase 1, August 2026Urgent category: background checks for service pros
RoofingRoofersPhase 1, August 2026None listed
Water damageWater damage servicesPhase 1, August 2026IICRC certification for select users
Garage doorGarage door servicesPhase 3, 2027Urgent category: Advanced Verification, no pre-badge ads
LocksmithLocksmithsPhase 3, 2027Urgent category: Advanced Verification, no pre-badge ads
Glass and auto glassWindow repair services; auto glass repair servicePhase 1, August 2026No Google Verified badge in auto categories
RemodelingBathroom remodeling; kitchen remodeling; general contractorPhase 1, August 2026None listed
MovingMoving servicesPhase 1, August 2026None listed
PaintingPainterPhase 1, August 2026None listed
Junk removalJunk removal servicesPhase 1, August 2026None listed
Tree serviceTree servicesPhase 1, August 2026None listed
Pest controlPest control servicesPhase 1, August 2026None listed
CleaningHouse cleaning; carpet cleaning; window cleaningPhase 1, August 2026None listed
Pressure washingNo category of its ownNot listedNot applicable
Landscaping and lawn careLandscaping services; lawn care servicesPhase 1, August 2026None listed

Phase 1 covers select US home and storefront businesses; service-area businesses without a storefront follow in late 2026. Sources: Google's US category list, screening requirements (3 to 4 weeks on average) and migration schedule, checked November 14, 2026. See how we run both on our home services page, and which jobs each owns in Local Services Ads vs Google Ads.

How do you turn a click price into a budget?

Divide the click price by your conversion rate to get a cost per lead, then multiply by the leads you want each month. For most campaigns Google charges no more than 30.4 times the average daily budget in a month, so divide by 30.4 for the daily setting.

Cost per leadAvg. CPC ÷ Conversion rate
Average daily budget(Cost per lead × Leads a month) ÷ 30.4

For example, assume 15% of clicks become a call or form lead (an illustrative rate; measure your own):

TradeMedian CPC (Nov 2026)Cost per lead at 15%Budget for 20 leads a monthAverage daily budget
Plumbing$59.66$398$7,955$262
HVAC$33.98$227$4,531$149
Pest control$27.13$181$3,617$119
Landscaping and lawn care$11.43$76$1,524$50

The cost per lead calculator finds your break-even lead cost, the Google Ads budget calculator turns it into a daily budget, and the guide to a good cost per lead works through it by trade.

How did we collect these numbers?

Every figure comes from one pull of US English Google Ads keyword data through the DataForSEO Labs Keyword Overview endpoint on November 14, 2026. DataForSEO says the data is based on the Google Ads API. We used no agency's benchmark report.

  • Searches: 95 commercial searches homeowners use, 4 to 6 per trade, matched to the searches on our trade pages.
  • Figures: searches a month are Google's approximate averages, and average CPC is what advertisers paid per click in US dollars. The bid range approximates the 20th and 80th percentile paid for a top-of-page spot, a separate statistic that can sit below the CPC.
  • Months: October 2025 to September 2026. Eight searches had no September 2026 figure, so we took it from DataForSEO's Google Ads search volume endpoint the same day, and "locksmith near me" (673,000 every month) is left out of locksmith seasonality.
  • Limits: DataForSEO figures are estimates from Google Ads keyword data, not invoices. Click prices vary by city, hour, competition and ad quality.

Frequently asked questions

How much do Google Ads cost for plumbers?

As of November 2026, plumbing has the most expensive clicks of 17 US home-service trades: a median $59.66 across six homeowner searches. "Plumber near me" averages $41.07 a click on about 1,000,000 monthly searches, "emergency plumber" $74.89 and "whole house repipe" $87.37. At an illustrative 15% conversion rate, a $41.07 click works out to about $274 per lead. Prices in your city will differ.

Which home service trade has the most expensive Google Ads clicks?

Plumbing, with a median $59.66 a click across six US searches as of November 2026. The water damage ($51.88) and garage door ($51.21) trades come next. The single priciest search we tracked is "emergency garage door repair" at $98.74 a click. The cheapest trades are landscaping ($11.43), pressure washing ($11.47) and cleaning ($12.07), so a plumbing click costs about five times a landscaping click.

When should HVAC companies spend the most on Google Ads?

July, then October and January. Combined US searches for six HVAC terms peaked at 1,093,800 in July 2026, 1.95 times the April 2026 low of 561,100 (Google Ads keyword data, pulled November 2026). "Emergency ac repair" rose from 5,400 searches in February 2026 to 60,500 in July. Heating adds a second peak: "furnace repair" reached 450,000 searches in January 2026. Raise budgets before those months, not after.

What is the average cost per click for home service businesses on Google Ads?

About $22. The median of 95 US homeowner searches across 17 trades was $21.75 a click as of November 2026, and the mean was $29.26. Urgency drives the price: urgent repair trades had a median search price of $33.91, project trades $18.26 and recurring services such as cleaning and lawn care $12.21. Prices in your own city can sit well above or below these national figures.

Do emergency keywords cost more on Google Ads?

Yes. Across nine home-service trades, emergency or same-day searches cost a median 1.82 times the standard search as of November 2026. "Emergency garage door repair" averaged $98.74 a click against $51.21 for "garage door repair", and "emergency electrician near me" $45.55 against $22.65. The premium was smallest for water damage (1.20 times) and glass (1.03 times). Run emergency ads only in the hours someone answers the phone.

Which home service trades can use Google Local Services Ads?

As of November 2026, 16 of the 17 trades in this report have a US Local Services Ads category; pressure washing does not. Garage door companies and locksmiths need Google's Advanced Verification and cannot run pre-badge ads, and Google schedules their move to Performance Max with pay-per-lead goals for 2027. Plumbing, HVAC, roofing, pest control and most other trades began moving in August 2026.

How much do Google Ads cost for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Landscaping has the cheapest clicks of 17 US home-service trades: a median $11.43 as of November 2026. "Landscapers near me" costs $11.43 a click, "lawn care service" $10.29 and "retaining wall contractors" $16.32. Demand is seasonal: combined searches in April 2026 were 3.91 times the December 2025 low. Put more of the year's budget into March to May and cut back in winter.

Sources6 references
  1. DataForSEO API v3: Labs Google Keyword Overview (data source, pulled November 14, 2026)
  2. Google Ads Help: About Keyword Planner forecasts (top of page bid ranges)
  3. Google Ads Help: About average daily budgets
  4. Local Services Help: Getting started with Local Services Ads, United States
  5. Local Services Help: Business screening and verification requirements, United States
  6. Google Ads Help: Supported business verticals for Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals
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