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Who does AI recommend for pool cleaning service work?
We ask AI engines the exact question a customer asks — “what are the best pool cleaning 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 pool cleaning service slice.
Sample: 122 captured answers · engine: DeepSeek · latest capture Aug 16, 2026
95%
of answers name specific pool cleaning service companies
3.5
companies named per answer, average
25%
of answers cite directories alongside
1%
hedge with no names — open seats
By metro
Where the pool cleaning servicerecommendation seats are taken — and where they’re still open.
What this means if you run a pool cleaning service
When a customer asks, the engines answer with roughly 3.5 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 pool cleaning service to do so tends to take the recommendation and hold it. Our full playbook for this trade is on AEO for Pool Service.
Sample receipts
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RankNext Local AI Index, pool cleaning service report (August 2026). https://www.ranknext.io/research/pool-service. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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