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Johnson County, TX · SEO Services
SEO Services for Every City in Johnson County, TX
Search engine optimization works differently in every market, and Johnson County, TX has 8 places of 2,500 or more residents. We build local SEO for Johnson County, TX businesses: service-and-city pages, Google Maps optimization and AI search visibility, from $495 a month without a contract.
The market in numbers
Johnson County, TX at a Glance: Competition, Growth and Search Demand
Local Search Competition Index
44.5/ 100
Rank 1,085 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 351 of the 400 markets we cover. Higher means more local businesses competing for the same searches. How the index is built
We score 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) are chasing the same residents. Johnson County, TX scores 44.5, which is less contested than most.
Two things stand out about Johnson County, TX: 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.
- Population movement since 2020 +12.7% A faster pace than 98% of counties
- Median household earnings (2023 est.) $83,229 Higher than 83% of counties
- Businesses that live on Google and the map, per 10,000 residents 37.2 Thinner than 69% of counties
- Growth in those businesses, 2017 to 2022 +26.3% A faster pace than 95% of counties
- Share of them with fewer than 5 employees 62.5% Larger share than 75% of counties
- Growth in employer locations across every industry, 2017 to 2022 +17.9% Faster growth than 95% of counties
- Places with 2,500 or more residents 8 More cities and towns than 90% of counties
- New-home permits per 10,000 residents (2025) 118 Heavier building than 96% of counties
Each bar places Johnson 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), Census income estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
Market profile
Johnson County, TX Is Many Search Markets, Not One
Johnson County, TX has 8 places with 2,500 or more residents, 2 of them above 10,000, more than 90% of counties. Each is its own search market: people look for a plumber in Burleson 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, TX has 202,906 residents, which ranks 345th of 3,143 U.S. counties, and the headcount has shifted +12.7% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 3,341 employer locations, 16.5 per 1,000 residents.
39% of residents (79,356 people) live outside any incorporated place, so county-level and "near me" searches matter as much as city names.
Your competition
Johnson County, TX Local Search Competition by Category
For each local-search category we divide employer locations by population and compare the result with the median county. A 2.0x reading means double the businesses per resident of a typical county.
CategoryEmployer locationsDensity vs. a typical countyShift, 2017 to 2022Tiny locations (under 5 staff)
Roofing contractors 41 +46.4% 30
Electrical contractorsMost contested 62 +47.6% 35
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors 88 +37.5% 47
Real estate agents and brokersQuickest growth 62 +100% 61
General automotive repair 60 +36.4% 39
Insurance agencies and brokerages 66 +29.4% 51
Dentists 50 +4.2% 15
Physicians offices 71 -1.4% 34
Accounting and CPA firms 19 +11.8% 15
Residential remodelers 44 +69.2% 36
Law offices 41 -12.8% 35
Beauty salons 22 +10% 14
Landscaping services 43 +13.2% 28
Full-service restaurantsMost room 74 +21.3% 22
Janitorial services 12 +0% 10
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). Figures are establishments from the Census County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), not search volumes. See the method
The electrical contractors category is the most contested in Johnson County, TX: 62 locations, 1.4x the density of a typical county, and up 47.6% since 2017. Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (88 locations, 1.4x) and real estate agents and brokers (62 locations, 1.2x) also run above a normal county. The full-service restaurants category is the least contested here at 0.5x typical (74 locations), so there are fewer rival pages for those searches.
Real estate agents and brokers grew fastest, up 100% since 2017 to 62 locations, so new rivals keep arriving there. Physicians offices went the other way, down 1.4% to 71 locations. The tiniest competitors are in real estate agents and brokers: 61 of 62 locations (98%) have fewer than five employees.
The figures show who competes, not how much demand there is. How many people search for a service and how quickly a page can rank depend on factors public data does not show, so treat a crowded category as a reason to plan and a quiet one as an opening.
Housing demand
New Homes in Johnson County, TX: A Steady Pipeline
New housing units authorized by building permits. Data: the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey (annual files by county, plus a year-to-date comparison of identical months). A permit is an authorization, not a finished home.
Permits in Johnson County, TX have stayed within a narrow range: 2,395 units in 2025 against 2,218 in 2021, or 118 per 10,000 residents, more than in 96% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 1,648 against 1,435 a year earlier (+14.8%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Johnson County, TX are roofing contractors (3.5x typical) and electrical contractors (1.4x typical). SEO builds gradually, so the time to start is before the demand arrives; pages already indexed and ranking are the ones new households meet first.
Comparable counties
Which Markets Look Most Like Johnson County, TX?
We matched Johnson County, TX 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.
| County | Score | Population | Growth since 2020 | Change in local-search businesses since 2017 | Share under 5 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County, TX (you are here) | 44.5 | 202,906 | +12.7% | +26.3% | 62.5% |
| Johnston County, NC | 46.4 | 241,955 | +12% | +24.6% | 62.7% |
| Paulding County, GA | 40.6 | 183,164 | +8.6% | +20.1% | 63.8% |
| Ellis County, TX | 44.6 | 222,829 | +15.8% | +28.1% | 62.3% |
| York County, SC | 49.8 | 298,320 | +5.8% | +20.6% | 59.5% |
| Hendricks County, IN | 54.1 | 186,387 | +6.6% | +15.1% | 62% |
| 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. Sources as above.
Johnston County, NC is the closest match, scoring 46.4 against Johnson County, TX's 44.5. Hendricks County, IN is the furthest from it, scoring 54.1. Henry County, GA has 58.1% of its local-search locations under five employees against 62.5% in Johnson County, TX. Already investing in SEO in one of these places? The comparison shows how similar the competition is, not what your results will be.
Where people live
The Cities and Towns in Johnson County, TX
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.
| City or town | Residents (2023 estimate) | Portion of county population |
|---|---|---|
| Burleson (part) | 44,954 | 22% |
| Cleburne | 36,209 | 18% |
| Joshua | 8,901 | 4% |
| Keene | 6,860 | 3% |
| Venus (part) | 6,785 | 3% |
| Alvarado | 6,225 | 3% |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates. Places here means cities, towns and census-designated places; where a city extends into a neighboring county, only the part inside Johnson County is counted.
Do the math
Is SEO Worth It for Your Johnson County, TX Business? Run the Numbers
SEO is a monthly investment that builds over time, so the question that matters is how many new customers it must bring in to cover itself. Fill in what a customer is worth to you and pick the plan you are considering.
How it works
How We Run SEO for Johnson County Businesses
Start with research
We study your services, your service area and your competitors, audit your website, and put together a six-month roadmap. It is covered by your monthly rate.
Create the landing pages
Our RankGuarantee™ system builds a local landing page for each service in each city you cover, and your website gets technical clean-up and on-page improvements.
Maps, writing, AI
We tune your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, publish Strategic Content Assets, and structure your pages so AI search can read and use them.
Measure & expand
Each month you receive a Search Console and Analytics report from your account manager, and we build more where the numbers show it will help.
What you get
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 are in the map pack when Johnson County customers search nearby. About Map SEO.
AI search optimization
We organize your pages and business details so AI tools find clear, consistent facts. No one can guarantee a mention in an AI answer; this improves the odds.
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 Johnson County businesses found on Google, Maps and AI search. Want ads as well? We manage Google, Bing and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) too, and you keep one account manager and one monthly report.
What it costs
Flat-Rate SEO Pricing for Johnson County Businesses
No plan has a setup fee or a contract. Your monthly rate covers onboarding: keyword research, a website audit and a six-month plan. Talk to our CEO about it.
Questions we hear
Johnson County, TX SEO Services: Your Questions Answered
How much do SEO services cost in Johnson County, TX?
Our fees are flat and monthly 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. A fully managed, custom-built website comes with Gold and Platinum.
How long does SEO take to work in Johnson County, TX?
SEO builds over time and no one can promise a date. The speed of the 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, TX, electrical contractors is especially contested (1.4x 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, TX a competitive market for SEO?
Less than most. Johnson County, TX scores 44.5 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 1085th of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 351st of the 400 markets we cover. Electrical contractors is the densest category here, at 1.4 times the typical county. 62.5% of local-search locations are tiny, with fewer than five employees, and tiny shops often have thin websites to outrank. That is a case for starting early: steady SEO tends to hold its position where fewer rivals are building.
Which local businesses compete for search in Johnson County, TX?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Johnson County, TX are plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (88), full-service restaurants (74) and physicians offices (71). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are electrical contractors (1.4x) and plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (1.4x). A big or crowded category does not decide whether SEO works for you; it only shows how many other sites you would share the results with.
Which cities in Johnson County, TX would you build pages for?
The ones you serve. Johnson County, TX has 8 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by Burleson, Cleburne, Joshua, Keene and Venus. 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?
Absolutely. 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. Maps rankings matter most for searches like "near me", and much of what people search for in Johnson County, TX depends on them.
Does SEO help me show up in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers?
It may. Our plans include AI search (GEO) optimization: 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 Johnson County, TX?
Usually a mix of both. Google Ads can bring calls within days, but each click costs money; SEO builds more slowly and then works without paying per click. If leads cannot wait, start with ads (we manage Google Ads, Bing and Meta too) and use SEO to build the asset that lowers your dependence on them.
Am I locked into a contract, and what do I get each month?
You can cancel anytime and there is no setup fee. Your monthly plan includes the keyword research, website audit and six-month strategy to begin with, then the pages and content in your tier, rank tracking, and an account manager who knows your Johnson County, TX business.
Next door
Nearby Counties We Serve
If you serve beyond Johnson County, TX, these are the closest counties, center to center:
- Somervell County, TX: about 26 miles from here, 9,888 people, competition index 36.3
- Hood County, TX: around 27 miles out, 67,774 residents, Local Search Competition Index 63.8
- Tarrant County, TX: around 27 miles out, 2,182,947 residents, Local Search Competition Index 55.9
- Hill County, TX: about 31 miles out, 38,101 residents, competition index 26.7
- Ellis County, TX: around 33 miles out, 222,829 residents, index score 44.6
- Bosque County, TX: roughly 37 miles away, 18,996 people, competition index 32.8
About this page
How We Built This Johnson County Page
All of the numbers here come from public Census Bureau data, calculated the same way across every county, which lets you compare Johnson County with any other market. Client account data is not used, and we publish no search volumes, traffic or client rankings, because results vary by business.
- Last updatedOctober 16, 2026
- DataPopulation 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.
- How it worksThe Local Search Competition Index and every derived figure are defined on the methodology page. Compare all markets in the index.
- CorrectionsSee something wrong? Email hello@getphound.com and we will verify it against the original data.
Contact Us
Let's Talk About SEO for Your Johnson County, TX Business
Tell us what you sell and which parts of Johnson County, TX you serve. We will show you what an SEO plan looks like for your business. To book a strategy session with our CEO, call 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com.