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Bexar County, TX · SEO Services
SEO Agency for Bexar County: A Page for Every Town You Serve
Each market changes how SEO should be done, and Bexar County has 18 places of 2,500 or more residents. We build local SEO for Bexar County businesses: pages for each service in each city, Google Maps optimization and AI search visibility, from $495 a month and no contracts.
Market snapshot
Bexar County's Local Search Competition Index and What Sits Behind It
Local Search Competition Index
48.8/ 100
Ranked 925 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and also 322 of the 400 markets we cover. More local businesses chasing the same searches pushes the score up. See the method
We score every U.S. county-equivalent with 20,000 or more residents on how many local-search businesses (including the lawyers, dentists, contractors, restaurants, salons and agents that customers find on Google and the map) are chasing the same residents. Bexar County scores 48.8, which is close to the middle of the pack.
What shapes SEO in Bexar County is more than the score. It is a county with many sizeable cities and towns, and it is one of the faster-growing counties in the country. Below, eight measures set it beside every other county.
- How much the population has changed since 2020 +3.9% Growing faster than 80% of counties
- Median household income (2023 est.) $69,755 Ahead of than 58% of counties
- Local-search business locations per 10,000 people 45.1 Denser than 54% of counties
- How those businesses changed, 2017 to 2022 +9.1% More growth than 68% of counties
- Portion with under 5 employees 57.4% Fewer of them than 56% of counties
- Change in employer locations, all industries, 2017 to 2022 +7.4% A quicker pace than 74% of counties
- Communities with 2,500 or more people 18 More places than 97% of counties
- New-home permits per 10,000 residents (2025) 27.5 Quieter building than 50% of counties
Each bar places Bexar County against all 1,822 U.S. counties with 20,000 or more residents. Data from: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, County Business Patterns (2017 and 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
Market profile
Bexar County Is Many Search Markets, Not One
Many towns, many searches: Bexar County counts 18 places of 2,500 or more residents (5 above 10,000), more than 97% of counties. Searchers use town names, so a business that serves several of them needs a page for each service in each town, not one page for the whole county.
Bexar County has 2,087,679 residents, which ranks 16th of 3,143 U.S. counties, with population change of +3.9% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 39,091 employer locations, 18.7 per 1,000 residents.
20% of residents (426,199 people) live outside any incorporated place, so county-level and "near me" searches matter as much as city names.
Your competition
Which Bexar County Categories Are Most Contested in Local Search
Here is how Bexar County compares with the typical U.S. county for fifteen categories that live on Google and the map: the number of locations, how that number has moved, and how many are very small.
Business typeBusiness locationsDensity vs. a typical countyShift, 2017 to 2022Tiny locations (under 5 staff)
Physicians officesMost contested 1,589 -3.4% 835
Law offices 1,041 +0.7% 729
Real estate agents and brokersQuickest growth 803 +55.6% 721
Dentists 828 +3.9% 341
Beauty salons 449 +9% 288
Full-service restaurants 1,478 +6.3% 441
Insurance agencies and brokerages 772 +4.6% 577
Roofing contractors 122 +29.8% 89
Janitorial services 302 +20.3% 164
Accounting and CPA firms 235 -6.7% 137
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors 504 +16.1% 280
Electrical contractors 333 +19.4% 171
General automotive repair 334 +4.4% 181
Residential remodelers 328 +50.5% 269
Landscaping servicesLeast contested 306 +18.1% 184
Crowding = employer locations per 10,000 residents divided by the median U.S. county of 20,000+ residents (1.0x is typical; the dark tick marks it). Counts are establishments from County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), which says nothing about search volume. How we calculate this
In Bexar County, the physicians offices category is the most contested, with 1,589 locations at 1.9 times the typical density, down 3.4% since 2017. Law offices (1,041 locations, 1.7x) and real estate agents and brokers (803 locations, 1.6x) also run above a normal county. At the other end, the landscaping services category (306 locations) is below typical density at 0.5x, which means fewer competing sites to outrank.
Real estate agents and brokers grew fastest, up 55.6% since 2017 to 803 locations, so new rivals keep arriving there. Accounting and CPA firms went the other way, down 6.7% to 235 locations. The tiniest competitors are in real estate agents and brokers: 721 of 803 locations (90%) have fewer than five employees.
Remember that this is only a count of local businesses. We do not guess at search volume or climbing speed, which this count cannot show; it shows how many other sites you would share the results with.
Where demand is heading
Bexar County Housing Permits Since 2022: Down From the High, Still Slowing This Year
Units authorized by building permits. Data: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (annual county files, with the year-to-date bars covering the same months in each year). Permits count homes approved to be built, not homes completed.
Bexar County authorized 17,389 housing units in 2022 and 5,737 in 2025, about 67% fewer; 2025 still works out to 27.5 units per 10,000 residents, less than in 50% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 4,070 against 4,507 a year earlier (−9.7%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Bexar County are real estate agents and brokers (1.6x typical) and insurance agencies and brokerages (1.0x typical). SEO builds gradually, so the time to start is before the demand arrives; new households meet the pages that are already indexed and ranking.
Look-alike markets
Six Counties That Resemble Bexar County
These six counties are the nearest matches to Bexar County in our 400-market set when we compare size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth together.
| Market | Index | Residents | Change since 2020 | Change in local-search businesses since 2017 | Share under 5 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar County, TX (this market) | 48.8 | 2,087,679 | +3.9% | +9.1% | 57.4% |
| Tarrant County, TX | 55.9 | 2,182,947 | +3.4% | +11.6% | 57.1% |
| Harris County, TX | 53.4 | 4,835,125 | +2.2% | +9.6% | 59.5% |
| Clark County, NV | 56.3 | 2,336,573 | +3.1% | +17.6% | 59.5% |
| Pima County, AZ | 57.7 | 1,063,162 | +1.9% | +5.4% | 60.5% |
| Fresno County, CA | 47.5 | 1,017,162 | +0.8% | +6% | 57.8% |
| Franklin County, OH | 52.4 | 1,326,063 | +0.2% | +6.9% | 52.5% |
The six look-alikes are the counties in our 400-market set that sit closest to this one on size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth. Sources as above.
Tarrant County, TX is the closest match, scoring 55.9 against Bexar County's 48.8. Pima County, AZ is the furthest from it, scoring 57.7. Franklin County, OH has 52.5% of its local-search locations under five employees against 57.4% in Bexar County. Already investing in SEO in one of these places? The comparison shows how similar the competition is, not what your results will be.
Communities
The Cities and Towns in Bexar County
Place-by-place population from the latest Census Bureau estimates. People search by town name, so each of these is a separate set of searches and a possible landing page for each service you offer.
| Place | Residents (2023 estimate) | Portion of county population |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio (part) | 1,495,285 | 72% |
| Converse | 30,321 | 1% |
| Universal City (part) | 20,028 | 1% |
| Live Oak | 15,988 | 1% |
| Leon Valley | 11,337 | 1% |
| Helotes | 9,952 | 0% |
Data: Census Bureau Population Estimates. The list covers cities, towns and census-designated places; where a city extends into a neighboring county, we count only the part that lies in Bexar County.
Check the math
An SEO Payback Calculator for Bexar County Businesses
Whether SEO pays off in Bexar County depends on your numbers, not an average. Enter your own numbers to see the customers per month that cover a plan, and the total over the period you pick.
How it works
Our SEO Process in Bexar County
Audit and strategy
We study your services, cities and competitors, review your website from top to bottom, and write a six-month roadmap. None of it costs extra.
Create the landing pages
Our RankGuarantee™ system builds a landing page for each service in each city you serve, and your website gets technical repairs and on-page upgrades.
Maps, writing, AI
We optimize your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, write and publish Strategic Content Assets, and organize your pages so AI search can pull accurate facts from them.
Measure, then grow
Your account manager walks you through a monthly Search Console and Analytics report, and we put new pages and content where the data points.
What you get
SEO for Bexar County: City Pages, Google Maps and AI Search
Google Maps SEO
Profile optimization, citations, weekly posting, rank tracking and review management, so you show up in the map results when Bexar County customers search nearby. About Map SEO.
Optimization for AI search
We organize your pages and business details so AI tools find clear, consistent facts. A mention in an AI answer cannot be guaranteed by anyone; this improves the odds.
On-page and content
Technical fixes, on-page work and written content that answers real customer questions, published monthly on every Organic Growth plan.
SEO agency, SEO company, SEO services, local SEO, search engine optimization: all describe the work of getting Bexar County businesses found on Google, Maps and AI search. Each plan comes with one account manager and a monthly report from Search Console and Analytics. Gold and Platinum add a fully managed website.
Monthly plans
What SEO Costs in Bexar County
Each plan is month to month with no setup fee. Your monthly rate covers onboarding: keyword research, a website audit and a six-month plan. Ask our CEO which plan fits.
Questions
SEO in Bexar County: Frequently Asked Questions
How much is SEO for a Bexar County business?
You pay a flat monthly fee. RankGuarantee™, our local landing page engine, is $495 a month on its own. The Organic Growth plans add Google Maps work, AI search optimization, content and more landing pages, and cost $1,495 (Silver), $2,495 (Gold) and $3,495 (Platinum). You pay no setup fee and sign no contract.
How soon will I see results from SEO in Bexar County?
There is no honest fixed timeline for SEO. Results build gradually and depend on the competition, your website and what we can publish. Physicians offices is the most contested category in Bexar County at 1.9x typical, so it is the one to be patient with. We plan in six-month cycles and show you the movement monthly, and you can cancel anytime.
Is Bexar County a competitive market for SEO?
Density is highest in
About average. Bexar County scores 48.8 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 925th of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 322nd of the 400 markets we cover. Physicians offices, at 1.9 times the typical county. 57.4% of local-search locations are tiny, with fewer than five employees, and tiny shops often have thin websites to outrank. That is a reason to start early: steady SEO tends to hold its position where fewer rivals are building.
Which local businesses compete for search in Bexar County?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Bexar County are physicians offices (1,589), full-service restaurants (1,478) and law offices (1,041). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are physicians offices (1.9x) and law offices (1.7x). A big or crowded category does not decide whether SEO works for you; it shows how many other sites would be in the results with you.
Which cities in Bexar County would you build pages for?
The ones you serve. Bexar County has 18 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by San Antonio, Converse, Universal City, Live Oak and Leon Valley. RankGuarantee™ builds local landing pages for each service in each city you serve (25 new pages a month on the $495 plan, 25 to 100 on Organic Growth), so the plan follows your service area, not the county line.
Do you handle local SEO and Google Maps rankings?
Yes. Each Organic Growth plan covers Google Business Profile optimization, citations and review management, along with on-page and technical SEO, strategic content and AI search (GEO) work. Maps rankings carry the most weight for "near me" searches, and most of the local categories in Bexar County rely on them.
Does SEO help me show up in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers?
It can help. Our plans include AI search (GEO) optimization: well-structured pages and consistent business details give AI tools more to work with. No one can guarantee a mention in an AI answer, and we do not promise one, but the work behind rankings is also the content those tools draw from.
Should I do SEO or Google Ads in Bexar County?
Often both. Ads can send calls within days and charge per click; SEO builds more slowly and then works without paying per click. If you need leads now, start with ads (we manage Google Ads, Bing and Meta too) and let SEO build the asset that reduces your reliance on them.
Am I locked into a contract, and what do I get each month?
There is no contract and no setup fee, and you can cancel anytime. The monthly fee covers onboarding (keyword research, a website audit and a six-month strategy), the landing pages and content in your plan, page management and rank tracking, and one dedicated account manager who reports to you each month.
Around Bexar County
Nearby Counties We Serve
Do your customers live outside Bexar County? These counties are the closest, measured from center to center:
- Comal County, TX: roughly 30 miles from here, 193,928 people, competition index 67
- Wilson County, TX: roughly 32 miles away, 54,183 residents, index score 37.3
- Guadalupe County, TX: roughly 36 miles from here, 188,454 residents, index score 31.7
- Kendall County, TX: around 36 miles from here, 50,537 residents, index score 77.5
- Medina County, TX: roughly 36 miles out, 54,797 residents, index score 31.3
- Atascosa County, TX: around 39 miles from here, 51,784 residents, Local Search Competition Index 27.3
About this page
How This Bexar County Page Was Built
Each figure on this page comes from public U.S. Census Bureau data, calculated the same way across each county, which lets you compare Bexar County with any other market. Client account data is not used, and we publish no search volumes, traffic or client rankings, since results vary by business.
- Last updatedOctober 16, 2026
- SourcesCensus population estimates (2023), County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (2023), Building Permits Survey (2021 to 2026 year to date), Census Gazetteer files.
- MethodThe Local Search Competition Index and every derived figure are defined on the method page. Browse all markets in the index.
- Found an error?Spot an error? Email hello@getphound.com and we will check it against the Census source.
Talk to Us
Ready to Rank Higher in Bexar County?
Share what you sell and where in Bexar County you want customers. We will walk through the plan that fits. Call 610-825-4363 or write to hello@getphound.com and we will set up a strategy session with our CEO.