Where your competition is in Ohio
The largest concentrations of window repair companies in our Ohio data are in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, Canton, Toledo and Fairfield. 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: 71.9% of Ohio window repair companies are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 150 reviews and the 90th is 576. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in Ohio
A website is the clearest marker of a window repair company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 14.1% of window repair companies in Ohio do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 36, without one 5. If your shop is in the 14.1%, start there.
Hours and after-hours calls
4.3% of Ohio window repair companies 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 47 states in our data, Ohio ranks 8th for the number of window repair companies, 15th for median review count, and 31st for the share with no website. The review bar is higher than in most of the country, so plan on a steady review habit rather than a one-time push.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 184 | 44.5 | 14.1% |
| Illinois | 312 | 39 | 9.6% |
| Indiana | 134 | 47 | 17.2% |
| Iowa | 88 | 33 | 10.2% |
| Kansas | 73 | 36 | 17.8% |
| Michigan | 208 | 48 | 15.4% |
| Minnesota | 99 | 36 | 15.2% |
| Missouri | 123 | 38 | 24.4% |
| Nebraska | 47 | 32 | 12.8% |
What to do first in Ohio
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 44.5-review shop past the Ohio 75th percentile (150) 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 44.5 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.