Locksmith Google Ads cost per click
Across the US, a typical locksmith campaign on Google Ads pays about $7.40 a click. That ranks 48 of the 146 kinds of business measured here, where the one in the middle pays $5.40.
$7.40
Cost per click, US
1.3 million
Searches a month, US
$2.80 to $14.50
Google's top-of-page bids for the same searches
By service
Clicks for lockouts cost the most at $7.80, 75% more than those for car keys at $4.50. A campaign that takes every service pays somewhere between, set by which ones people search for most where it runs.
| Service | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| Lockouts | $7.80 | 1.1 million |
| Rekeying and lock changes | $5.50 | 24,000 |
| Car keys | $4.50 | 150,000 |
By state
A click costs the most in District of Columbia at $13.20, 4.5 times one in Montana at $2.90. The same searches cost more where more businesses bid on them and each customer is worth more.
Where people search most
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| California | $7.80 | 150,000 |
| Texas | $8.20 | 120,000 |
| Florida | $9.60 | 92,000 |
| New York | $6.80 | 90,000 |
| North Carolina | $6.70 | 61,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $6.30 | 44,000 |
| Illinois | $5.70 | 43,000 |
| Georgia | $7.40 | 43,000 |
| Ohio | $6.50 | 35,000 |
| Washington | $6.40 | 34,000 |
Dearest and cheapest
| State | Cost per click |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $13.20 |
| Colorado | $12.70 |
| Arizona | $12.30 |
| Missouri | $10.20 |
| Utah | $9.70 |
| North Dakota | $3.00 |
| West Virginia | $2.90 |
| Vermont | $2.90 |
| Wyoming | $2.90 |
| Montana | $2.90 |
Every state with enough searches (51)
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $13.20 | 5,200 |
| Colorado | $12.70 | 26,000 |
| Arizona | $12.30 | 28,000 |
| Missouri | $10.20 | 22,000 |
| Utah | $9.70 | 12,000 |
| Florida | $9.60 | 92,000 |
| Minnesota | $9.20 | 20,000 |
| Kansas | $9.20 | 12,000 |
| Maryland | $8.40 | 23,000 |
| South Carolina | $8.40 | 22,000 |
| Texas | $8.20 | 120,000 |
| California | $7.80 | 150,000 |
| Nevada | $7.60 | 14,000 |
| Massachusetts | $7.50 | 20,000 |
| Georgia | $7.40 | 43,000 |
| Virginia | $7.20 | 29,000 |
| Idaho | $7.10 | 6,500 |
| Oregon | $7.00 | 16,000 |
| New Jersey | $6.90 | 32,000 |
| Tennessee | $6.90 | 31,000 |
| Hawaii | $6.80 | 4,600 |
| Nebraska | $6.80 | 5,300 |
| New York | $6.80 | 90,000 |
| North Carolina | $6.70 | 61,000 |
| Ohio | $6.50 | 35,000 |
| Washington | $6.40 | 34,000 |
| Delaware | $6.30 | 4,100 |
| Pennsylvania | $6.30 | 44,000 |
| Arkansas | $5.90 | 9,700 |
| Wisconsin | $5.90 | 16,000 |
| Connecticut | $5.80 | 8,700 |
| Illinois | $5.70 | 43,000 |
| Michigan | $5.60 | 31,000 |
| Alabama | $5.60 | 19,000 |
| Indiana | $5.50 | 20,000 |
| Kentucky | $5.30 | 13,000 |
| Iowa | $5.10 | 10,000 |
| New Hampshire | $5.00 | 3,200 |
| Mississippi | $4.80 | 10,000 |
| Rhode Island | $4.60 | 3,400 |
| New Mexico | $4.60 | 7,300 |
| Oklahoma | $4.00 | 15,000 |
| Maine | $3.90 | 3,100 |
| South Dakota | $3.20 | 2,000 |
| Louisiana | $3.20 | 17,000 |
| Alaska | $3.00 | 1,900 |
| North Dakota | $3.00 | 1,600 |
| West Virginia | $2.90 | 3,600 |
| Vermont | $2.90 | 1,400 |
| Wyoming | $2.90 | 1,700 |
| Montana | $2.90 | 2,500 |
Against Google's own bids
Keyword Planner puts the top-of-page bids for these searches at $2.80 to $14.50: what advertisers bid to show above the results. A typical campaign pays $7.40, inside that range, because Google charges what it takes to beat the ad below and not the bid itself. Planning a budget on the top-of-page bid overstates what clicks will cost.
No published study measures this business on its own, so its price level is the median for its industry in LocaliQ's studies, moved a third of the way toward Google's prices scaled to what campaigns paid. Google's prices set how its services and the states compare.
Priced near locksmith
Just above and below in the ranking
- Flooring$7.50
- Real estate law$7.50
- Self storage$7.50
- Tree service$7.30
- Decks and patio covers$7.30
- Pediatric dentist$7.20
Others in home services
- Painting$13.70
- Electrical$12.20
- Water and fire damage$10.80
- Home security$10.70
- Roofing$10.70
- Foundation and waterproofing$10.60
- Plumbing$10.50
- Moving$10.10
Where the figures come from
Google's own search counts and click prices for the year to August 2026 (Keyword Planner, through DataForSEO), scaled to what campaigns paid in LocaliQ's published studies, rounded to ten cents. They are medians: half of campaigns pay more. The full method is on the benchmark page, and the budget calculator runs on the same data for any ZIP code.
Bringing your own cost per click down starts in the account:
Written by Grant Epley. Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Search data to August 2026.