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AEO Index · AI Search Rankings
AEO Rankings by Industry & City
Cited Digital scans local businesses for how well they're set up for AI search — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews. Lower scores get skipped when potential customers ask AI for local recommendations. Higher scores get cited.
Appliance Repair
- Richmond, VA — 19 sites
DTC Ecommerce Brands
- Charlotte, NC — 68 sites
- Salem, VA — 49 sites
- Richmond, VA — 28 sites
- Charlottesville, VA — 8 sites
- Columbia, SC — 7 sites
- Columbus, OH — 7 sites
- Greensboro, NC — 7 sites
- Lynchburg, VA — 7 sites
- Virginia Beach, VA — 7 sites
- Jacksonville, FL — 6 sites
- Tampa, FL — 6 sites
- Durham, NC — 5 sites
Electricians
- Columbia, SC — 35 sites
- Nashville, TN — 27 sites
- Roanoke, VA — 18 sites
Garage Door Repair
- Tampa, FL — 18 sites
HVAC Contractors
- Charlotte, NC — 78 sites
- Denver, CO — 66 sites
- Phoenix, AZ — 63 sites
- Austin, TX — 55 sites
- Charleston, SC — 55 sites
- Atlanta, GA — 52 sites
- Tampa, FL — 48 sites
- Jacksonville, FL — 46 sites
- Raleigh, NC — 44 sites
- Charlottesville, VA — 41 sites
- Columbia, SC — 38 sites
- Columbus, OH — 37 sites
- Norfolk, VA — 37 sites
- Lynchburg, VA — 36 sites
- Richmond, VA — 36 sites
- Greensboro, NC — 35 sites
- Knoxville, TN — 34 sites
- Virginia Beach, VA — 33 sites
- Nashville, TN — 31 sites
- Durham, NC — 30 sites
- Roanoke, VA — 28 sites
Plumbers
- Richmond, VA — 30 sites
- Columbia, SC — 17 sites
- Norfolk, VA — 14 sites
- Roanoke, VA — 10 sites
Pool Installers
- Roanoke, VA — 15 sites
Roofing Contractors
- Raleigh, NC — 44 sites
- Charlotte, NC — 33 sites
- Nashville, TN — 19 sites
Shopify Agencies
- Roanoke, VA — 28 sites
- Charlottesville, VA — 24 sites
- Virginia Beach, VA — 22 sites
- Charleston, SC — 21 sites
- Nashville, TN — 21 sites
- Durham, NC — 20 sites
- Columbia, SC — 15 sites
- Knoxville, TN — 15 sites
- Austin, TX — 14 sites
- Charlotte, NC — 14 sites
- Atlanta, GA — 13 sites
- Columbus, OH — 13 sites
- Denver, CO — 13 sites
- Greensboro, NC — 12 sites
- Norfolk, VA — 12 sites
- Jacksonville, FL — 11 sites
- Lynchburg, VA — 11 sites
- Richmond, VA — 11 sites
- Phoenix, AZ — 10 sites
- Tampa, FL — 10 sites
- Raleigh, NC — 8 sites
Veterinarians
- Durham, NC — 27 sites
- Charleston, SC — 23 sites
- Nashville, TN — 22 sites
- Charlotte, NC — 17 sites
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