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Brown County, WI · SEO Services
SEO Agency for Brown County: A Page for Every Town You Serve
Search engine optimization works differently in each market, and Brown County has 10 places of 2,500 or more residents. GetPhound handles local SEO for Brown County businesses: a page for each service in each city, plus Google Maps optimization and AI search visibility, from $495 a month and no contracts.
The market in numbers
How Contested Is Local Search in Brown County?
Local Search Competition Index
57.2/ 100
Ranked 624 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and also 258 of the 400 markets we cover. The higher the score, the more local businesses are competing for the same searches. How the index is built
We grade every U.S. county-equivalent with 20,000 or more residents on how many local-search businesses (the lawyers, dentists, contractors, restaurants, salons and agents that customers find on Google and the map) compete for its residents. Brown County scores 57.2, which is close to the middle of the pack.
What shapes SEO in Brown County is more than the score. It is a county with many sizeable cities and towns, and it is a county where new home permits are accelerating this year. Below, eight measures set it beside every other county.
- Population change since the 2020 Census +1% More growth than 51% of counties
- Median household income (2023 est.) $77,645 Above than 75% of counties
- Local-search business locations per 10,000 people 46.8 Heavier than 58% of counties
- Change in those businesses, 2017 to 2022 +2.2% Less growth than 59% of counties
- Portion with under 5 employees 52% Smaller share than 83% of counties
- Change in employer locations, all industries, 2017 to 2022 +1.2% Behind on growth than 61% of counties
- Places with 2,500 or more residents 10 More named places than 93% of counties
- New-home permits per 10,000 residents (2025) 44.4 More construction than 69% of counties
The bars place Brown County against all 1,822 U.S. counties with 20,000 or more residents. Source data: Census Bureau population estimates, County Business Patterns (2017 and 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
What stands out
Brown County Is Many Search Markets, Not One
Many towns, many searches: Brown County counts 10 places of 2,500 or more residents (8 above 10,000), more than 93% 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.
Brown County has 271,417 residents, which ranks 264th of 3,143 U.S. counties, with population change of +1% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 6,662 employer locations, 24.5 per 1,000 residents.
The field you would rank in
Who You Would Be Ranking Against in Brown County
For each local-search category we divide employer locations by population and compare the result with the median county. Read 2.0x as double the businesses per resident of a typical county.
Business typeEmployer locationsCrowding vs. a typical countyShift, 2017 to 2022Locations under 5 staff
Beauty salonsBusiest 84 -7.7% 53
Janitorial services 60 +1.7% 36
Real estate agents and brokersQuickest growth 93 +55% 73
Insurance agencies and brokerages 132 -12% 95
Dentists 102 +3% 26
Roofing contractors 18 -5.3% 9
Full-service restaurants 200 -5.7% 44
Landscaping services 94 +32.4% 62
Physicians offices 110 +0.9% 51
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors 87 -2.2% 34
General automotive repair 67 -8.2% 38
Residential remodelersSmallest shops 75 +38.9% 60
Electrical contractors 54 -3.6% 26
Law officesMost room 67 -6.9% 42
Accounting and CPA firms 27 -6.9% 12
Crowding compares employer locations per 10,000 residents with the median U.S. county of 20,000+ residents (1.0x is typical; the dark tick marks it). The counts are establishments in County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), not a measure of search volume. Method
In Brown County, the beauty salons category is the most contested, with 84 locations at 1.9 times the typical density, down 7.7% since 2017. Janitorial services (60 locations, 1.5x) and real estate agents and brokers (93 locations, 1.4x) also run above a normal county. At the other end, the law offices category (67 locations) is below typical density at 0.9x, which means fewer competing sites to outrank.
Real estate agents and brokers grew fastest, up 55% since 2017 to 93 locations, so new rivals keep arriving there. Insurance agencies and brokerages went the other way, down 12% to 132 locations. The tiniest competitors are in residential remodelers: 60 of 75 locations (80%) have fewer than five employees.
These numbers describe the competition, not the demand. The number of searches and the speed at which a page can rank depend on things public data cannot show, so treat a crowded category as a reason to plan and a quiet one as an opening.
Housing demand
Brown County Housing Permits Since 2024: Down From the High, Turning Up This Year
Housing units authorized by building permits. Data: the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey (county annual files, and the year-to-date bars compare the same months each year). Permits count homes approved to be built, not homes completed.
Brown County authorized 1,587 housing units in 2024 and 1,204 in 2025, about 24% fewer; 2025 still works out to 44.4 units per 10,000 residents, more than in 69% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 1,204 against 749 a year earlier (+60.7%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Brown County are real estate agents and brokers (1.4x typical) and insurance agencies and brokerages (1.4x typical). Rankings take time, so a rise in permits is a reason to begin now, and falling permits are a reason to emphasize repair, replacement and service-specific pages.
Look-alike markets
Six Counties That Resemble Brown County
These six counties are the nearest matches to Brown County in our 400-market set when we compare size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth together.
| County | Index | People | Change since 2020 | Change in local-search businesses since 2017 | Share under 5 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County, WI (you are here) | 57.2 | 271,417 | +1% | +2.2% | 52% |
| Dauphin County, PA | 59 | 289,234 | +1% | +4.6% | 51.5% |
| Lehigh County, PA | 58.9 | 377,754 | +0.8% | -7.5% | 53.6% |
| St. Louis County, MN | 59.4 | 200,514 | +0.1% | +2.6% | 53.9% |
| Richmond, VA | 57.3 | 229,247 | +1.2% | +0.3% | 50.3% |
| St. Joseph County, IN | 53.2 | 272,848 | 0% | +1.5% | 50.2% |
| Butler County, PA | 63.8 | 198,413 | +2.4% | +3.1% | 54% |
These are the six markets among our 400 that match this one most closely on size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth. Same sources as above.
Dauphin County, PA is the closest match, scoring 59 against Brown County's 57.2. Butler County, PA is the furthest from it, scoring 63.8. The small-business mix differs too: 54% of Butler County, PA's locations have fewer than five employees, against 52% here. If you already invest in SEO in one of these markets, the comparison shows how similar the competition is, not what your results will be.
Where the customers are
The Cities and Towns in Brown County
The largest places in Brown County by resident count. A local SEO plan can build pages for any of them, one per service you offer in each.
| Community | Residents (2023 est.) | Slice of the county |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 105,744 | 39% |
| De Pere | 25,348 | 9% |
| Howard (part) | 20,775 | 8% |
| Ashwaubenon | 16,986 | 6% |
| Bellevue | 16,730 | 6% |
| Allouez | 13,839 | 5% |
Data: the Census Bureau's Population Estimates. A place is a city, town or census-designated place; where a city spills into a neighboring county, only the part inside Brown County is counted.
Run your own numbers
Is SEO Worth It for Your Brown County Business? Run the Numbers
SEO is a monthly cost that pays back gradually, so the useful question is how many new customers it has to bring in to pay for itself. Tell the calculator what a customer is worth and which plan you are weighing.
The process
From Audit to Growth: SEO in Brown County
Audit and strategy
We dig into your services, the cities you serve and who you compete with, audit your site end to end, and put together a six-month plan. None of it costs extra.
Create the landing pages
RankGuarantee™ creates a local landing page for each service in every city you cover, and your website gets on-page and technical fixes.
Maps, writing, AI
We tune your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, publish Strategic Content Assets, and organize your pages so AI search can pull accurate facts from them.
Measure and add more
Each month you receive a Search Console and Analytics report from your account manager, and we put new pages and content where the data points.
What you get
What Our SEO Services Cover in Brown County
Map SEO
Profile optimization, citations, weekly posting, rank tracking and review management, so you appear in the map results when Brown County customers search nearby. More on Map SEO.
AI search optimization
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.
Technical, on-page and content
Every Organic Growth plan includes technical fixes, on-page optimization and new content each month that answers real customer questions.
SEO services, an SEO agency, an SEO company, local SEO, organic search, search engine optimization: different words for the same work of getting Brown County businesses found on Google, Maps and AI search. One account manager and a monthly Search Console and Analytics report come with every plan, and Gold and Platinum add a fully managed website.
Fees
Flat-Rate SEO Pricing for Brown County Businesses
Each plan is month to month with no setup fee. Onboarding is built into the monthly rate: keyword research, a website audit and a six-month strategy. Walk through it with our CEO.
FAQ
Brown County SEO Services: Your Questions Answered
What does an SEO agency charge in Brown County?
Pricing is flat and monthly. RankGuarantee™, our local landing page system, 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). There is no setup fee and no contract.
How soon will I see results from SEO in Brown County?
A fixed SEO timeline would not be honest. Results build gradually and depend on the competition, your website and what we can publish. Beauty salons is the most contested category in Brown County at 1.9x typical, so it is the one to be patient with. We work in six-month cycles, show you the movement each month, and you can cancel anytime.
Is Brown County a competitive market for SEO?
About average. Brown County scores 57.2 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 624th of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 258th of the 400 markets we cover. Beauty salons leads on density, at 1.9 times the typical county. That is a reason to start early: consistent SEO tends to hold ground where fewer rivals are building.
Which local businesses compete for search in Brown County?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Brown County are full-service restaurants (200), insurance agencies and brokerages (132) and physicians offices (110). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are beauty salons (1.9x) and janitorial services (1.5x). A big or crowded category does not decide whether SEO works for you; it shows how many other sites you would be sharing the results with.
Which cities in Brown County would you build pages for?
The ones you serve. Brown County has 10 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by Green Bay, De Pere, Howard, Ashwaubenon and Bellevue. 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 do local SEO and Google Maps optimization?
Yes. Every Organic Growth plan includes Google Business Profile optimization, citations and review management, along with on-page and technical SEO, strategic content and AI search (GEO) work. Map results matter most for searches such as "near me", and most of the local categories in Brown County rely on them.
Does SEO affect whether ChatGPT and Google's AI mention my business?
It can. We include AI search (GEO) optimization in our plans: well-structured pages and consistent business details give AI tools more to work with. We cannot promise a mention in an AI answer, and neither can anyone else, but the work that earns rankings also builds the content those tools use.
Should I do SEO or Google Ads in Brown County?
Often both. Google Ads can send calls within days and costs per click; SEO takes longer but keeps working with no per-click charge. When you need leads right away, begin with ads (we manage Google Ads, Bing and Meta too) and use SEO to build the asset that lowers your dependence on them.
Is there a contract, and what is in the monthly fee?
Cancel anytime: no contract, no setup fee. The monthly fee covers onboarding (keyword research, a website audit and a six-month strategy), the pages and content that come with your plan, page management and rank tracking, and a dedicated account manager who reports to you monthly.
Nearby
Counties Near Brown County
Customers beyond Brown County? These are the nearest counties, measured from county center to county center:
- Outagamie County, WI: roughly 23 miles out, 193,234 residents, competition index 70.7
- Kewaunee County, WI: around 28 miles away, 20,690 people, Local Search Competition Index 49.2
- Calumet County, WI: roughly 29 miles from here, 53,199 people, Local Search Competition Index 52.4
- Manitowoc County, WI: about 30 miles away, 81,331 residents, Local Search Competition Index 52
- Oconto County, WI: around 38 miles from here, 39,775 residents, Local Search Competition Index 37.9
- Winnebago County, WI: about 43 miles from here, 171,735 people, Local Search Competition Index 56.7
Behind the numbers
The Data Behind This Brown County Page
All of the numbers here come from public Census Bureau data, computed the same way for every county, so you can compare Brown 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.
- UpdatedOctober 16, 2026
- SourcesPopulation Estimates (2023), County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), income estimates from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program (2023), the Building Permits Survey (2021 to 2026 year to date), Census Gazetteer files.
- MethodologyThe Local Search Competition Index and every derived figure are defined on the method page. Browse all markets in the index.
- Report a mistakeSee something wrong? Email hello@getphound.com and we will check it against the Census source.
Talk to Us
Ready to Rank Higher in Brown County?
Share what you sell and where in Brown County you want customers. We will walk through the plan that fits. Call 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com to set up a strategy session with our CEO.