Where your competition is in Washington
The largest concentrations of bathroom remodeling companies in our Washington data are in Vancouver, Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond, Spokane Valley, Renton, Spokane and Kent. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Vancouver.
The map pack in Washington
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "bathroom remodeling company near me" in Vancouver. In Washington the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 130 reviews, not the median. 12% of Washington bathroom remodeling companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 88.0% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in Washington
A website is the clearest marker of a bathroom remodeling company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 15.7% of bathroom remodeling companies in Washington do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 15, without one 1. If your shop is in the 15.7%, start there.
How Washington compares
Of the 42 states in our data, Washington ranks 7th for the number of bathroom remodeling companies, 23rd for median review count, and 23rd for the share with no website. The review bar sits in the middle of the pack.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 166 | 16 | 15.7% |
| California | 417 | 9 | 20.1% |
| Hawaii | 15 | 0 | 26.7% |
| Oregon | 68 | 8 | 5.9% |
What to do first in Washington
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 16-review shop past the Washington 75th percentile (48) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Washington customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 16 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.