Painting contractors on Google: the numbers, free to cite

Name: Painting contractors on Google: benchmark dataset (2026)
Creator: Steven Von
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We analyzed 88,392 public Google Business Profile listings of painting contractors across 51 states. Every figure below is free to quote with a link back. Press and researchers can text or call (385) 832-6175 for a custom cut of the data.

27.1%

of painting contractors on Google list no website at all

median Google review count for a painting company

46.1%

have fewer than 10 reviews

18 vs 3

median reviews with a website vs without one

85.2%

are rated 4.5 stars or higher

39.4%

list no business hours on their profile

34.1%

are open on Saturday

20.5%

show a public email address

At a glance

of painting contractors on Google list no website at all27.1%

median Google review count for a painting company11

have fewer than 10 reviews46.1%

median reviews with a website vs without one18 vs 3

are rated 4.5 stars or higher85.2%

list no business hours on their profile39.4%

How to cite

Painting Contractor Growth, "Painting contractors on Google: benchmark report," 2026, https://paintingcontractorgrowth.com/benchmarks/

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Method

Listings are pulled monthly from public Google Business Profile results for painting contractors in every US state, deduplicated by place, and summarized. Percentages are of all listings analyzed unless stated. Compiled and edited by Steven Von. License: CC BY 4.0, attribution to Painting Contractor Growth with a link.

Top states by listings

CA: 2,246
OH: 2,160
NY: 2,146
TX: 2,073
PA: 1,973
IL: 1,969
NC: 1,932
NJ: 1,909
MA: 1,903
GA: 1,877

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