Where your competition is in Kentucky
The largest concentrations of window repair companies in our Kentucky data are in Louisville, Lexington, Paducah, Bowling Green, Nicholasville, Owensboro, Richmond and Elizabethtown. 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 Louisville.
The map pack in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 14.5% of window repair companies have fewer than ten reviews. That is the good news if you have twenty: most of your local competitors are not trying. The bad news is that the three shops in the map pack for Lexington searches are not in that group. They are near 505 reviews and they ask every customer.
The website gap in Kentucky
8.7% of Kentucky window repair companies list no website on their Google profile, fewer than the national 19.2%. Nationally, window repair companies with a website have a median of 36 reviews against 5 without. A five-page site with tap-to-call and a page per service is the cheapest gap to close.
Hours and after-hours calls
5.8% of Kentucky 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 Kentucky compares
Of the 47 states in our data, Kentucky ranks 33rd for the number of window repair companies, 10th for median review count, and 43rd for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 69 | 46 | 8.7% |
| Alabama | 97 | 37 | 14.4% |
| District of Columbia | 16 | 16 | 25% |
| Florida | 570 | 25 | 21.2% |
| Georgia | 179 | 40 | 21.8% |
| Maryland | 132 | 33.5 | 13.6% |
| Mississippi | 32 | 24.5 | 25% |
| North Carolina | 161 | 48 | 17.4% |
| South Carolina | 95 | 48 | 14.7% |
What to do first in Kentucky
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 46-review shop past the Kentucky 75th percentile (200) 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 Kentucky 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 46 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.