Where your competition is in Ohio
The largest concentrations of locksmith businesses in our Ohio data are in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown and Elyria. 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 Columbus.
The map pack in Ohio
The map pack is a three-slot race, and in Ohio it is won by review count and recency far more than by rating: 72.6% of Ohio locksmith businesses are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 144 reviews and the 90th is 263. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in Ohio
28.1% of Ohio locksmith businesses list no website on their Google profile, more than the national 22.2%. Nationally, locksmith businesses with a website have a median of 67 reviews against 15 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
24% of Ohio locksmith businesses 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 Ohio compares
Of the 46 states in our data, Ohio ranks 7th for the number of locksmith businesses, 41st 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 lower than in most of the country, so a few months of asking every customer moves you up fast.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 192 | 39.5 | 28.1% |
| Illinois | 156 | 56 | 17.9% |
| Indiana | 107 | 41 | 23.4% |
| Iowa | 52 | 61.5 | 21.2% |
| Kansas | 41 | 35 | 24.4% |
| Michigan | 139 | 60 | 28.8% |
| Minnesota | 87 | 65 | 24.1% |
| Missouri | 102 | 52.5 | 17.6% |
| Nebraska | 46 | 75 | 15.2% |
What to do first in Ohio
- Put up a real website if you are in the 28.1% without one. Service pages, city pages for Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 39.5-review shop past the Ohio 75th percentile (144) 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 Ohio 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 39.5 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.