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Guadalupe County, TX · SEO Services
Search Engine Optimization for a Fast-Filling Guadalupe County Market
SEO is never the same from one market to the next, and local-search competitors in Guadalupe County grew 24.9% since 2017. GetPhound handles local SEO for Guadalupe County businesses: pages for each service in each city, Google Maps optimization and AI search visibility, from $495 a month without a contract.
Market at a glance
Guadalupe County at a Glance: Competition, Growth and Search Demand
Local Search Competition Index
31.7/ 100
Sitting at rank 1,476 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 388 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 rate 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) compete for its residents. Guadalupe County scores 31.7, which is less contested than most.
What shapes SEO in Guadalupe County is more than the score. It is a county where local-search businesses have multiplied fast, and it is a county whose business base is expanding quickly. Below, eight measures set it beside each other county.
- Population growth since the 2020 Census +9.1% More growth than 95% of counties
- Median household earnings (2023 est.) $94,952 Ahead of than 91% of counties
- Local-search business locations per 10,000 people 31.1 Lighter than 83% of counties
- How those businesses changed, 2017 to 2022 +24.9% More growth than 95% of counties
- Portion with under 5 employees 60.8% Larger share than 66% of counties
- Growth in employer locations across every industry, 2017 to 2022 +22.5% More growth than 98% of counties
- Communities with 2,500 or more people 5 More named places than 80% of counties
- 2025 housing permits per 10,000 residents 89.9 More building than 92% of counties
Each bar compares Guadalupe County alongside all 1,822 U.S. counties with 20,000 or more residents. Data from: Census Bureau population estimates, County Business Patterns (2017 and 2022), Census income estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
The search picture
Local Competition in Guadalupe County Is Multiplying
Guadalupe County added local-search competitors quickly: +24.9% more employer locations between 2017 and 2022, ahead of 95% of counties. That growth means more pages competing for the same searches each year, so SEO here is an ongoing effort and not a one-off project.
Guadalupe County has 188,454 residents, which ranks 367th of 3,143 U.S. counties, and the headcount has shifted +9.1% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 2,596 employer locations, 13.8 per 1,000 residents.
No single place dominates Guadalupe County: the largest, Cibolo, has about 19% of residents, and others include Seguin (36,013), Schertz (35,485), New Braunfels (25,075) and Selma (3,738). Searchers use their own town's name, so each place is its own ranking opportunity.
26% of residents (48,690 people) live outside any incorporated place, so county-level and "near me" searches matter as much as city names.
Communities
The Cities and Towns in Guadalupe County
Population by place, from the Census Bureau's latest 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.
| City or town | People (2023 est.) | Portion of county population |
|---|---|---|
| Cibolo (part) | 36,374 | 19% |
| Seguin | 36,013 | 19% |
| Schertz (part) | 35,485 | 19% |
| New Braunfels (part) | 25,075 | 13% |
| Selma (part) | 3,738 | 2% |
| Marion | 1,074 | 1% |
Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates. A place is a city, town or census-designated place; where a city crosses into a neighboring county, we count only the part that lies in Guadalupe County.
The field you would rank in
Which Guadalupe County Categories Are Most Contested in Local Search
For each local-search category we divide employer locations by population and compare the result with the median county. A reading of 2.0x means double the businesses per resident of a typical county.
Business typeEmployer locationsCompared with a typical countyShift, 2017 to 2022Locations under 5 staff
Real estate agents and brokersBusiest 66 +100% 62
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors 67 +26.4% 43
Electrical contractors 43 +30.3% 24
Physicians offices 69 +11.3% 32
Dentists 43 +19.4% 13
Insurance agencies and brokerages 50 +19% 38
Roofing contractors 8 +0% 6
General automotive repair 35 +40% 24
Landscaping services 43 +19.4% 26
Beauty salons 19 +35.7% 13
Janitorial services 17 +13.3% 15
Full-service restaurantsLeast contested 68 +25.9% 16
Residential remodelers 27 +0% 22
Accounting and CPA firms 10 -16.7% 3
Law offices 21 -12.5% 19
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). Counts are establishments from County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), not search volumes. Method
In Guadalupe County, the real estate agents and brokers category is the most contested, with 66 locations at 1.4 times the typical density, up 100% since 2017. At the other end, the full-service restaurants category (68 locations) is below typical density at 0.5x, which means fewer competing sites to outrank.
Real estate agents and brokers is also the fastest-growing category, up 100%, so the competition is still building. The tiniest competitors are in real estate agents and brokers: 62 of 66 locations (94%) have fewer than five employees.
This is a headcount of local businesses. It says nothing about search volume or how fast any site can climb, and we do not guess at either; it shows how many other sites would be in the results with you.
Comparable counties
Six Counties That Resemble Guadalupe County
These six counties are the nearest matches to Guadalupe County in our 400-market set when we compare size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth together.
| Place | Index | Residents | Change since 2020 | Change in local-search businesses since 2017 | Share under 5 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe County, TX (you are here) | 31.7 | 188,454 | +9.1% | +24.9% | 60.8% |
| Kaufman County, TX | 29.3 | 185,690 | +27.8% | +21.1% | 59.6% |
| Paulding County, GA | 40.6 | 183,164 | +8.6% | +20.1% | 63.8% |
| Berkeley County, SC | 38 | 255,217 | +11% | +36.7% | 61.7% |
| Ellis County, TX | 44.6 | 222,829 | +15.8% | +28.1% | 62.3% |
| Johnson County, TX | 44.5 | 202,906 | +12.7% | +26.3% | 62.5% |
| Henry County, GA | 46 | 254,613 | +5.8% | +9.3% | 58.1% |
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. Same sources as above.
Kaufman County, TX is the closest match, scoring 29.3 against Guadalupe County's 31.7. Henry County, GA is the furthest from it, scoring 46. The small-business mix differs too: 63.8% of Paulding County, GA's locations have fewer than five employees, against 60.8% 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.
Demand signal
New Homes in Guadalupe County: Below the 2023 Peak, Still Slowing This Year
Units authorized by building permits. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey (annual county files, with the year-to-date bars covering the same months in each year). Permits are authorizations, not completed homes.
Guadalupe County authorized 2,128 housing units in 2023 and 1,695 in 2025, about 20% fewer; 2025 still works out to 89.9 units per 10,000 residents, more than in 92% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 1,140 against 1,309 a year earlier (−12.9%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Guadalupe County are real estate agents and brokers (1.4x typical) and plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (1.1x typical). Rankings take time, so a rise in permits is a reason to begin now, and a fall is a reason to put more weight on repair, replacement and service-specific pages.
Check the math
An SEO Payback Calculator for Guadalupe County Businesses
Whether SEO pays off in Guadalupe County depends on your numbers, not an average. Enter your own figures to see the customers per month that cover a plan, and the total over the period you pick.
What is in the plan
What Our SEO Services Cover in Guadalupe County
Google Maps optimization
Profile optimization, citations, weekly posts, rank tracking and review management, so you appear in the map results when Guadalupe County customers search nearby. About Map SEO.
Optimization for AI search
Pages and business information structured so AI tools have clear, consistent facts to draw on. Nobody can guarantee an AI mention, but this makes one more likely.
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 services, an SEO agency, an SEO company, local SEO, organic search, search engine optimization: different words for the same work of getting Guadalupe 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.
What happens, in order
The Four Stages of SEO for Guadalupe County Businesses
Research, audit, plan
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 roadmap. It all comes with your monthly rate.
Build the pages
RankGuarantee™ builds a local landing page for every service in every city on your list, and your website gets technical clean-up and on-page improvements.
Maps, content & AI search
We tune your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, add Strategic Content Assets, and structure your pages so AI search has clear facts to draw on.
Measure, then grow
Your account manager walks you through a monthly Search Console and Analytics report, and we expand into the pages and topics the numbers support.
Pricing
SEO Services Pricing: Flat Monthly Plans
No setup fee and no contract on any plan. Onboarding comes with the monthly rate: keyword research, a website audit and a six-month strategy. Talk it through with our CEO.
Questions
SEO in Guadalupe County: Frequently Asked Questions
What does an SEO agency charge in Guadalupe County?
Pricing is a flat monthly fee. RankGuarantee™, our local landing page engine, is $495 a month on its own. Organic Growth plans, which bring in Google Maps work, AI search optimization, content and more landing pages, run $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 Guadalupe County?
A fixed SEO timeline would not be honest. Rankings take time and depend on the competition, your site and the work we publish. Real estate agents and brokers is the most contested category in Guadalupe County at 1.4x 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 Guadalupe County a competitive market for SEO?
The densest category here is
Less than most. Guadalupe County scores 31.7 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 1476th of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 388th of the 400 markets we cover. Real estate agents and brokers, at 1.4 times the typical county. Fewer than five employees work at 60.8% of local-search locations, which frequently means thin websites to outrank. 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 Guadalupe County?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Guadalupe County are physicians offices (69), full-service restaurants (68) and plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (67). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are real estate agents and brokers (1.4x) and plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (1.1x). A large or crowded category does not settle whether SEO will work for you; it shows how many other sites would be in the results with you.
Which cities in Guadalupe County would you build pages for?
The ones you serve. Guadalupe County has 5 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by Cibolo, Seguin, Schertz, New Braunfels and Selma. 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?
We do. All Organic Growth plans include Google Business Profile optimization, citations and review management, together with on-page and technical SEO, strategic content and AI search (GEO) work. Maps rankings matter most for searches like "near me", and most local categories in Guadalupe County depend on them.
Will SEO help my business appear in AI answers like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews?
It can help. AI search (GEO) optimization is part of our plans: clean, structured pages and consistent business information give AI tools more to draw on. No one can guarantee a mention in an AI answer, and we do not promise one, but the work that earns rankings also builds the content those tools use.
SEO or Google Ads: which is right for a Guadalupe County business?
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 build SEO as the asset that makes you less dependent on ads.
Do you require a contract, and what does the monthly fee cover?
There is no contract and no setup fee, and you can cancel anytime. What you pay each month includes onboarding (keyword research, a website audit and a six-month strategy), the pages and content that come with your plan, ongoing page management and rank tracking, and one account manager who sends you a report every month.
Around Guadalupe County
Also Serving the Counties Around Guadalupe County
For customers outside Guadalupe County, here are the nearest counties, measured center to center:
- Comal County, TX: roughly 24 miles out, 193,928 people, Local Search Competition Index 67
- Caldwell County, TX: around 26 miles out, 49,859 residents, Local Search Competition Index 28.7
- Gonzales County, TX: roughly 29 miles out, 19,930 residents, index score 28.5
- Wilson County, TX: about 29 miles from here, 54,183 people, Local Search Competition Index 37.3
- Hays County, TX: around 33 miles away, 280,486 people, competition index 47.6
- Bexar County, TX: around 36 miles away, 2,087,679 residents, Local Search Competition Index 48.8
Sources and method
How This Guadalupe County Page Was Built
Each number on this page is taken from public Census Bureau data, computed the same manner for every county, so you can compare Guadalupe County with any other market. We do not use client account data, and we do not publish search volumes, traffic or ranking results for GetPhound clients, because results differ by business.
- Last updatedOctober 16, 2026
- SourcesCensus population 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.
- MethodThe Local Search Competition Index and the numbers derived from it are explained on the method page. Compare all markets in the index.
- CorrectionsNoticed a mistake? Email hello@getphound.com and we will check it against the Census source.
Talk to Us
Let's Talk About SEO for Your Guadalupe County Business
Share what you sell and where in Guadalupe County you want customers. We will walk through the plan that fits. Reach us at 610-825-4363 or hello@getphound.com for a strategy session with our CEO.