Where your competition is in Indiana
The largest concentrations of window repair companies in our Indiana data are in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Terre Haute, Evansville, South Bend, Mishawaka and Crown Point. 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 Indianapolis.
The map pack in Indiana
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "window repair company near me" in Indianapolis. In Indiana the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 373 reviews, not the median. 30.6% of Indiana window repair companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 69.4% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in Indiana
A website is the clearest marker of a window repair company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 17.2% of window repair companies in Indiana do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 36, without one 5. If your shop is in the 17.2%, start there.
Hours and after-hours calls
4.5% of Indiana window repair companies list themselves as open 24 hours. If you take after-hours calls, say so in your profile hours, because Google shows "Closed" in red on a profile that says it is closed. If you do not, list real hours and let missed-call text-back cover the gap, so the caller gets a reply instead of dialing the next name.
How Indiana compares
Of the 47 states in our data, Indiana ranks 18th for the number of window repair companies, 9th for median review count, and 21st for the share with no website. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 134 | 47 | 17.2% |
| Illinois | 312 | 39 | 9.6% |
| Iowa | 88 | 33 | 10.2% |
| Kansas | 73 | 36 | 17.8% |
| Michigan | 208 | 48 | 15.4% |
| Minnesota | 99 | 36 | 15.2% |
| Missouri | 123 | 38 | 24.4% |
| Nebraska | 47 | 32 | 12.8% |
| North Dakota | 21 | 62 | 14.3% |
What to do first in Indiana
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 47-review shop past the Indiana 75th percentile (136) 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 Indiana customers decide.
- Turn on missed-call text-back. Run the calculator with your own numbers to see what unanswered calls cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 47 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.