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Who does AI recommend for handyman service work?
We ask AI engines the exact question a customer asks — “what are the best handyman service options in [city]?” — across 20 US metros on a rolling schedule, store every answer as a receipt, and measure it deterministically. This page is the live handyman service slice.
Sample: 140 captured answers · engine: DeepSeek · latest capture Aug 15, 2026
95%
of answers name specific handyman service companies
3.1
companies named per answer, average
36%
of answers cite directories alongside
1%
hedge with no names — open seats
By metro
Where the handyman servicerecommendation seats are taken — and where they’re still open.
What this means if you run a handyman service
When a customer asks, the engines answer with roughly 3.1 named companies — and 95% of the time those names are specific businesses someone can call. Either yours is on that shortlist or a competitor’s is. The metros above showing lower rates are open seats: nobody has built the signals yet, and the first handyman service to do so tends to take the recommendation and hold it. Our full playbook for this trade is on AEO for Handyman.
Sample receipts
Methodology, limits, and the cross-trade picture live on the Local AI Index. Cite freely (CC-BY): RankNext Local AI Index.
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RankNext Local AI Index, handyman service report (August 2026). https://www.ranknext.io/research/handyman. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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