Industry report · 2026
Demolition Contractors: industry report 2026
Google ratings, review benchmarks, website adoption and the toughest markets, from the 1,978 demolition contractors listed in the Page One Partner directory.
- Listed in our directory
- 1,978
- Average Google rating
- 4.63
- Median reviews
- 10
- Reviews for top quarter
- 27+
- Have a website
- 71.1%
- Meet all 3 benchmarks
- 24.4%
Key findings
- The Page One Partner directory lists 1,978 demolition contractors; the most listed are in Florida (422). These are the businesses in our directory, collected from the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities, not a count of every one in the country.
- Average Google rating: 4.63 (businesses with 10+ reviews), 27th of 60 trades. 58.2% are rated 4.8 or higher.
- Reviews: among demolition contractors with Google reviews, the median has 10; 27+ is top quarter and 62+ top 10%. 66.2% have fewer than 10.
- Websites: 71.1% list a website; of those sites, 44.9% run Google Analytics and 93.1% are mobile-friendly.
- Only 24.4% meet all three visibility benchmarks for the trade (website, median reviews, 4.5+ rating).
- Hardest market to stand out in: Miami, FL (10 reviews for the local top quarter).
- The 10% most-reviewed demolition contractors hold 73.1% of all the trade's Google reviews.
Page One Partner Research · 1,978 demolition contractors in our directory · Updated October 2026 · Methodology
Where our directory lists the most demolition contractors
Businesses listed in the Page One Partner directory by state, not a count of every business in each state.
Toughest markets for demolition contractors
Google reviews needed for the local top quarter. Cities with at least 40 businesses in this trade.
Website adoption is highest in Texas (70.1%) and lowest in Florida (64.5%), among states with at least 100 demolition contractors.
Demolition Contractors by state
| State | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 422 | 4.69 | 10 | 24 | 64.5% |
| California | 298 | 4.65 | 8 | 24 | 69.5% |
| Texas | 157 | 4.53 | 7.5 | 27 | 70.1% |
| New York | 95 | 4.73 | 13 | 23 | 70.5% |
| South Carolina | 92 | 4.83 | 7 | 27 | 60.9% |
| North Carolina | 71 | 4.78 | 7.5 | 21 | 78.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | 4.68 | 26 | 36.8 | 59.7% |
| Georgia | 53 | 4.42 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 77.4% |
| Illinois | 53 | 4.73 | 12 | 27.3 | 77.4% |
| Ohio | 52 | 4.43 | 11.5 | 30.5 | 75% |
| New Jersey | 50 | 4.73 | 12 | 28 | 60% |
| Massachusetts | 45 | 4.78 | 11.5 | 25.8 | 91.1% |
| Michigan | 44 | 4.55 | 15 | 37 | 77.3% |
| Arizona | 39 | 4.7 | 15 | 38 | 74.4% |
| Washington | 36 | 4.58 | 12 | 25.5 | 88.9% |
| Maryland | 35 | 4.75 | 9 | 47.3 | 80% |
| Tennessee | 33 | 4.59 | 13 | 21.8 | 84.8% |
| Colorado | 32 | 4.46 | 14 | 27 | 71.9% |
| Missouri | 25 | 4.61 | 10 | 12 | 56% |
Largest demolition contractors markets
| City | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 48 | 4.43 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 52.1% |
Answers
Questions about demolition contractors
How many demolition contractors are in the Page One Partner directory?
1,978, as of October 2026, collected from Google Business Profiles in the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities. It is not a count of every one of the demolition contractors in the U.S.: businesses outside those cities, or without a Google Business Profile, may be missing.
What is the average Google rating for demolition contractors?
4.63 stars among demolition contractors with 10 or more reviews; 58.2% are rated 4.8 or higher and 7.8% below 4.0 (Page One Partner Research, October 2026).
How many Google reviews do demolition contractors have?
The median is 10 among those with reviews; the top quarter have 27+ and the top 10% 62+. 66.2% have fewer than 10 (Page One Partner Research, October 2026).
What percentage of demolition contractors have a website?
71.1% list a website on their Google Business Profile (Page One Partner Research, October 2026).
Which state has the best-rated demolition contractors?
Florida (average 4.69), among states with at least 50 demolition contractors with 10+ reviews (Page One Partner Research, October 2026).
Every number here comes from the Page One Partner studies: review benchmarks, ratings by industry, websites, visibility gap and competitive markets.
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