Where your competition is in New York
The largest concentrations of air duct cleaning companies in our New York data are in Brooklyn, New York, Jamaica, Bronx, Staten Island, White Plains, Long Beach and Rochester. 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 Brooklyn.
The map pack in New York
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "air duct cleaning company near me" in Brooklyn. In New York the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 156 reviews, not the median. 13.5% of New York air duct cleaning companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 86.5% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in New York
Website presence in New York: 56.5% of air duct cleaning companies link one, 43.5% do not. The national figure is 35.1% without. Google and the AI answer engines both use the site to confirm what you do and where, so a missing site costs more than the leads it would have produced on its own.
How New York compares
Of the 37 states in our data, New York ranks 5th for the number of air duct cleaning companies, 12th for median review count, and 10th for the share with no website, which leaves more room than most states for a shop that builds a real site. The review bar is higher than in most of the country, so plan on a steady review habit rather than a one-time push.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 260 | 13 | 43.5% |
| Connecticut | 106 | 12 | 35.8% |
| Massachusetts | 139 | 9 | 39.6% |
| New Jersey | 517 | 13 | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 208 | 14 | 42.3% |
| Rhode Island | 41 | 3 | 75.6% |
What to do first in New York
- Put up a real website if you are in the 43.5% without one. Service pages, city pages for Brooklyn, New York, Jamaica, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 13-review shop past the New York 75th percentile (28) 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 New York 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 13 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.