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RankGuarantee™ creates a page for every service in every city you serve, so a search for your service in a Johnson County town lands on a page written for that search. How it works.
Johnson County, KS · SEO Services
SEO Services for Every City in Johnson County, KS
Before choosing an SEO agency in Johnson County, KS, study the field: Johnson County, KS has 14 places of 2,500 or more residents. We provide search engine optimization for local businesses on flat monthly plans, with no setup fee and no contract, and the numbers below are our starting point.
The market in numbers
Johnson County, KS's Local Search Competition Index and What Sits Behind It
Local Search Competition Index
75.9/ 100
Rank 145 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 52 of the 400 markets we cover. Higher means more local businesses competing for the same searches. How we calculate it
We score every U.S. county-equivalent with 20,000 or more residents on how many local-search businesses (such as the lawyers, dentists, contractors, restaurants, salons and agents that customers find on Google and the map) compete for its residents. Johnson County, KS scores 75.9, which is more contested than most.
Two features set Johnson County, KS apart: it is a county with many sizeable cities and towns, and it is also a high-income county. Below, eight measures set it beside every other county.
- How much the population has changed since 2020 +2% Growing quicker than 65% of counties
- Median household income (2023 est.) $103,085 Greater than 95% of counties
- Businesses that live on Google and the map, per 10,000 residents 71.2 Heavier than 92% of counties
- Growth in those businesses, 2017 to 2022 +6.7% More growth than 59% of counties
- Share of them with fewer than 5 employees 59% Bigger share than 54% of counties
- Change in employer locations, all industries, 2017 to 2022 +4.5% Growing faster than 61% of counties
- Places with 2,500 or more residents 14 More places than 95% of counties
- Homes permitted in 2025 per 10,000 residents 49 Busier building than 72% of counties
Each bar compares Johnson County among all 1,822 U.S. counties with 20,000 or more residents. Source data: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, County Business Patterns (2017 and 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
Where the customers are
Where People Live in Johnson County, KS
The largest places in Johnson County, KS by resident count. A local SEO plan can build pages for any of them, one per service you offer in each.
| Place | Residents (2023 est.) | Slice of the county |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | 197,089 | 32% |
| Olathe | 147,461 | 24% |
| Shawnee | 69,417 | 11% |
| Lenexa | 58,536 | 9% |
| Leawood | 33,980 | 5% |
| Gardner | 25,378 | 4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates. A place is a city, town or census-designated place; where a city spills into a neighboring county, only the part inside Johnson County is counted.
What shapes local search here
Johnson County, KS Is Many Search Markets, Not One
Johnson County, KS has 14 places with 2,500 or more residents, 9 of them above 10,000, more than 95% of counties. Each is its own search market: people look for a plumber in Overland Park or in the next town over, not in the county. Local SEO means giving each of those cities its own page for each service you offer, which is what RankGuarantee™ is built to produce.
Johnson County, KS has 622,237 residents, which ranks 114th of 3,143 U.S. counties, and its population has changed +2% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 18,802 employer locations, 30.2 per 1,000 residents.
The field you would rank in
Who You Would Be Ranking Against in Johnson County, KS
The table below measures Johnson County, KS against 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 typeEmployer locationsCrowding vs. a typical countyChange 2017 to 2022Locations with under 5 employees
Real estate agents and brokersMost contested 582 +32.3% 547
Insurance agencies and brokerages 543 -2.9% 399
Law offices 383 -4.2% 275
Janitorial services 202 +2% 98
Accounting and CPA firms 159 -11.7% 97
Dentists 359 +5.6% 117
Beauty salons 207 +4% 131
Physicians offices 471 +9.5% 204
Residential remodelers 319 +31.3% 252
Roofing contractors 60 +15.4% 40
Landscaping services 253 +7.2% 148
Full-service restaurants 468 +3.5% 84
Electrical contractors 144 +8.3% 69
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors 173 -2.3% 95
General automotive repairLeast contested 109 -4.4% 57
Crowding is employer locations per 10,000 residents relative to 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 search volumes. See the method
The real estate agents and brokers category is the most contested in Johnson County, KS: 582 locations, 3.8x the density of a typical county, and up 32.3% since 2017. Insurance agencies and brokerages (543 locations, 2.4x) and law offices (383 locations, 2.1x) also run above a normal county. The general automotive repair category is the least contested here at 0.7x typical (109 locations), so there are fewer rival pages for those searches.
Real estate agents and brokers is also the fastest-growing category, up 32.3%, so the competition is still building. Accounting and CPA firms went the other way, down 11.7% to 159 locations. The tiniest competitors are in real estate agents and brokers: 547 of 582 locations (94%) have fewer than five employees.
One caution: the table counts businesses, not searches. No keyword search volume or traffic figures are claimed here; a crowded category means more sites in the race, not a prediction of results.
Demand signal
New Homes in Johnson County, KS: Below the 2021 Peak, Turning Up This Year
Housing 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). Keep in mind that permits are approvals, not completed homes.
Johnson County, KS authorized 3,660 housing units in 2021 and 3,049 in 2025, about 17% fewer; 2025 still works out to 49 units per 10,000 residents, more than in 72% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 3,290 against 1,943 a year earlier (+69.3%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Johnson County, KS are real estate agents and brokers (3.8x typical) and insurance agencies and brokerages (2.4x typical). SEO takes time to build, so start before the demand shows up; pages that are already indexed and ranking meet new households first.
Look-alike markets
Which Markets Look Most Like Johnson County, KS?
We matched Johnson County, KS to the six markets in our 400-market set that look most like it on population, income, local-search competition and how fast the business base is growing.
| Place | LSCI | Population | Change since 2020 | How local businesses changed since 2017 | Tiny locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County, KS (this page) | 75.9 | 622,237 | +2% | +6.7% | 59% |
| Chester County, PA | 76.2 | 549,784 | +2.9% | +2.2% | 58.7% |
| Montgomery County, PA | 83.4 | 868,742 | +1.4% | +2.2% | 59% |
| Plymouth County, MA | 72.9 | 535,308 | +0.8% | +5.3% | 61.8% |
| Hillsborough County, NH | 74.7 | 427,354 | +1% | +3.2% | 58% |
| Waukesha County, WI | 83.7 | 412,591 | +1.4% | +6.6% | 59.6% |
| Cobb County, GA | 74 | 776,743 | +1.4% | +10.8% | 63.2% |
Look-alikes are the six counties in our 400-market set closest to this one on size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth. Sources as above.
Chester County, PA is the closest match, scoring 76.2 against Johnson County, KS's 75.9. Waukesha County, WI is the furthest from it, scoring 83.7. Cobb County, GA has 63.2% of its local-search locations under five employees against 59% in Johnson County, KS. 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.
How it works
How We Run SEO for Johnson County Businesses
Research & audit
We study your services, the cities you serve and who you compete with, audit your website, and put together a six-month strategy. It is covered by your monthly rate.
Page by page
RankGuarantee™ creates a dedicated landing page for every service in each city on your list, and your website gets on-page work and technical fixes.
Maps, content and AI
We tune your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, write and publish Strategic Content Assets, and format your pages so AI search has clear facts to draw on.
Measure & expand
Each month you receive a Search Console and Analytics report from your account manager, and we expand into the pages and topics the figures support.
What is in the plan
Local SEO, Google Maps and AI Search for Johnson County Businesses
Google Maps SEO
We optimize the profile, build citations, post weekly, track rankings and manage reviews, so you appear in the map results when Johnson 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. Nobody can guarantee an AI mention, but this makes one more likely.
Technical, 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 Johnson County businesses found on Google, Maps and AI search. You work with one account manager and see the figures each month. If you also want ads, we manage Google, Bing and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) as well.
Pricing
SEO Services Pricing: Flat Monthly Plans
There is no setup fee and no contract on any plan. Your monthly rate covers onboarding: keyword research, a website audit and a six-month plan. Walk through it with our CEO.
Check the math
An SEO Payback Calculator for Johnson County, KS Businesses
Your own numbers, not an average, decide if SEO pays off in Johnson County, KS. Put in your own figures to find the customers per month that cover a plan, and over the period you select.
FAQ
SEO in Johnson County, KS: Frequently Asked Questions
How much do SEO services cost in Johnson County, KS?
We bill one flat monthly fee with no setup fee and no contract: $495 for RankGuarantee™ landing pages, or $1,495, $2,495 or $3,495 for the Silver, Gold and Platinum Organic Growth plans. Gold and Platinum include a fully managed, custom-built website.
How long does SEO take to work in Johnson County, KS?
SEO builds gradually, and nobody can promise a date. How quickly pages climb depends on how crowded your category is, how strong your website and Google Business Profile are, and how much we can publish. In Johnson County, KS, real estate agents and brokers is especially contested (3.8x a typical county), so expect that category to take longer. Our planning cycles run six months with no contract, and you get a report each month.
Is Johnson County, KS a competitive market for SEO?
More than most. Johnson County, KS scores 75.9 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 145th of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 52nd of the 400 markets we cover. Real estate agents and brokers leads on density, at 3.8 times the typical county. 59% of local-search locations have fewer than five employees, which often means thin websites to outrank. That makes city-and-service pages and strong reviews more important, not less.
Which local businesses compete for search in Johnson County, KS?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Johnson County, KS are real estate agents and brokers (582), insurance agencies and brokerages (543) and physicians offices (471). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are real estate agents and brokers (3.8x) and insurance agencies and brokerages (2.4x). Size and crowding in a category do not decide whether SEO works for you; it shows how many other sites would be in the results with you.
Which cities in Johnson County, KS would you build pages for?
Whichever you serve. Johnson County, KS has 14 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa and Leawood. 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, together with on-page and technical SEO, strategic content and AI search (GEO) work. Map results matter most for searches such as "near me", and much of what people search for in Johnson County, KS depends on them.
Does SEO help me show up in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers?
It can. Our plans include AI search (GEO) optimization: clean, structured pages and consistent business information give AI tools more to draw on. Nobody can guarantee an AI mention, 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 Johnson County, KS?
Usually a mix of both. Google Ads can send calls within days and costs 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 setup fee, and you can cancel anytime. Your monthly plan includes the keyword research, website audit and six-month strategy at the start, then the pages and content in your tier, rank tracking, and a single account manager familiar with your Johnson County, KS business.
Around Johnson County
Nearby Counties We Serve
Do your customers live outside Johnson County, KS? These counties are the closest, measured from center to center:
- Wyandotte County, KS: about 16 miles out, 165,281 residents, Local Search Competition Index 39.4
- Miami County, KS: about 22 miles from here, 35,320 people, competition index 59.3
- Leavenworth County, KS: around 24 miles out, 83,518 people, index score 45.9
- Douglas County, KS: around 25 miles away, 120,553 residents, index score 63
- Jackson County, MO: about 27 miles away, 718,560 residents, competition index 62.6
- Cass County, MO: around 30 miles away, 111,732 people, index score 55.7
About this page
How This Johnson County Page Was Built
The figures on this page are drawn from public U.S. Census Bureau data, computed the same way for each county, so you can compare Johnson County with any other market. We never use client account data and we do not publish search volumes, traffic or rankings from client work, since every business is different.
- Data refreshedOctober 16, 2026
- SourcesPopulation Estimates (2023), County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), income estimates from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program (2023), Building Permits Survey (2021 to 2026 year to date), Gazetteer files.
- MethodologyThe Local Search Competition Index and every other figure here are defined on the methodology page. Browse all markets in the index.
- Report a mistakeNoticed a mistake? Email hello@getphound.com and we will check it against the Census source.
Talk to Us
Ready to Grow Your Johnson County, KS Business With SEO?
Tell us what you sell and which parts of Johnson County, KS you serve. We will show you what an SEO plan looks like for your business. Call 610-825-4363 or write to hello@getphound.com and we will set up a strategy session with our CEO.