Where your competition is in Oregon
The largest concentrations of drywall companies in our Oregon data are in Salem, Portland, Bend, Beaverton, Eugene, Springfield, Albany and Oregon City. 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 Salem.
The map pack in Oregon
In Oregon, 74.6% of drywall 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 Portland searches are not in that group. They are near 25 reviews and they ask every customer.
The website gap in Oregon
A website is the clearest marker of a drywall company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 51.6% of drywall companies in Oregon do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 6, without one 1. If your shop is in the 51.6%, start there.
How Oregon compares
Of the 49 states in our data, Oregon ranks 20th for the number of drywall companies, 39th for median review count, and 34th for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 122 | 2 | 51.6% |
| Alaska | 17 | 1 | 58.8% |
| California | 410 | 3 | 40.2% |
| Hawaii | 29 | 1 | 62.1% |
| Washington | 184 | 3 | 52.2% |
What to do first in Oregon
- Put up a real website if you are in the 51.6% without one. Service pages, city pages for Salem, Portland, Bend, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 2-review shop past the Oregon 75th percentile (10) 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 Oregon customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 2 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.