Where your competition is in South Carolina
The largest concentrations of bathroom remodeling companies in our South Carolina data are in Columbia, Greer, Charleston, Ladson, Conway, Bluffton, North Charleston and Summerville. 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 Columbia.
The map pack in South Carolina
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "bathroom remodeling company near me" in Columbia. In South Carolina the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 332 reviews, not the median. 23.2% of South Carolina bathroom remodeling companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 76.8% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in South Carolina
A website is the clearest marker of a bathroom remodeling company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 21.7% of bathroom remodeling companies in South Carolina 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 21.7%, start there.
How South Carolina compares
Of the 42 states in our data, South Carolina ranks 23rd for the number of bathroom remodeling companies, 8th for median review count, and 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 69 | 23 | 21.7% |
| Alabama | 62 | 6.5 | 25.8% |
| Delaware | 21 | 25 | 9.5% |
| Florida | 313 | 21 | 18.2% |
| Georgia | 118 | 18.5 | 21.2% |
| Kentucky | 53 | 13 | 20.8% |
| Maryland | 129 | 22 | 10.9% |
| Mississippi | 18 | 2.5 | 22.2% |
| North Carolina | 160 | 20 | 16.9% |
What to do first in South Carolina
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 23-review shop past the South Carolina 75th percentile (91) 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 South Carolina 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 23 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.