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Lee County, AL · SEO Services
SEO Services as New Competitors Open in Lee County, AL
Look at the field before you hire an SEO company in Lee County, AL: local-search competitors in Lee County, AL grew 24.6% since 2017. We provide search engine optimization for local businesses on monthly plans that are flat, with no setup fee or contract, and the figures below are our starting point.
Snapshot
How Contested Is Local Search in Lee County, AL?
Local Search Competition Index
40.7/ 100
Rank 1,222 of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 368 of the 400 markets we cover. Higher means more local businesses 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 (including the lawyers, dentists, contractors, restaurants, salons and agents that customers find on Google and the map) compete for its residents. Lee County, AL scores 40.7, which is less contested than most.
Two features set Lee County, AL apart: it is a county where local-search businesses have multiplied fast, and it is also a county whose business base is expanding quickly. Eight measures below show where it stands among all counties.
- How much the population has changed since 2020 +5.1% A quicker pace than 86% of counties
- Household income at the midpoint (2023 est.) $62,301 Smaller than 61% of counties
- Local-search businesses per 10,000 residents 38.1 Quieter than 66% of counties
- Change in those businesses, 2017 to 2022 +24.6% More growth than 94% of counties
- Share of them with fewer than 5 employees 53.9% Fewer of them than 75% of counties
- How all employer locations changed, 2017 to 2022 +18.2% Growing faster than 96% of counties
- Cities and towns of 2,500+ residents 4 More places than 73% of counties
- Housing permits per 10,000 residents in 2025 86 More construction than 90% of counties
Each bar compares Lee County alongside all 1,822 U.S. counties with 20,000 or more residents. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, County Business Patterns (2017 and 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
Communities
Lee County, AL by Place: A Search Market for Each
Here is each place's population, taken from the Census Bureau's newest 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 name | Residents (2023 estimate) | Share of county |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 82,025 | 45% |
| Opelika | 33,572 | 18% |
| Phenix City (part) | 6,724 | 4% |
| Smiths Station | 5,477 | 3% |
| Loachapoka | 162 | 0% |
| Waverly (part) | 57 | 0% |
Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates. The list covers cities, towns and census-designated places; where a city crosses into a neighboring county, we count only the part that lies in Lee County.
What shapes local search here
Local Competition in Lee County, AL Is Multiplying
New competitors keep opening in Lee County, AL. The number of employer locations in the 15 local-search categories we track grew 24.6% from 2017 to 2022, faster than 94% of counties, to 698. Each new business arrives with a new website and a new Google Business Profile, so rankings have to be defended as well as earned.
Lee County, AL has 183,215 residents, which ranks 374th of 3,143 U.S. counties, and its population has changed +5.1% since the 2020 Census. Across all industries it has 3,304 employer locations, 18.0 per 1,000 residents.
No single place dominates Lee County, AL: the largest, Auburn, has about 45% of residents, and others include Opelika (33,572), Phenix City (6,724), Smiths Station (5,477) and Loachapoka (162). Searchers use their own town's name, so each place is its own ranking opportunity.
30% of residents (55,146 people) live outside any incorporated place, so county-level and "near me" searches matter as much as city names.
Who else is in the results
Lee County, AL Local Search Competition by Category
The table below measures Lee County, AL against the typical U.S. county for fifteen categories that live on Google and the map: how many locations there are, how that has changed, and how many are very small.
CategoryBusiness locationsCrowding vs. a typical countyChange from 2017 to 2022Tiny locations (under 5 staff)
Real estate agents and brokersBusiest 64 +88.2% 56
Landscaping services 74 +25.4% 40
Beauty salons 31 +14.8% 20
Full-service restaurants 129 +27.7% 32
Dentists 50 +19% 15
Physicians offices 67 -10.7% 28
Law offices 48 -5.9% 35
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractorsMost room 51 +24.4% 38
Janitorial services 23 +53.3% 11
Accounting and CPA firms 17 +41.7% 10
Electrical contractors 31 +10.7% 16
Insurance agencies and brokerages 47 +62.1% 34
Residential remodelers 34 +78.9% 25
General automotive repair 29 +7.4% 16
Roofing contractors 3 +0% 0
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). The counts are establishments in County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), which says nothing about search volume. Method
The real estate agents and brokers category is the most contested in Lee County, AL: 64 locations, 1.4x the density of a typical county, and up 88.2% since 2017. Landscaping services (74 locations, 1.2x) also runs above a normal county. The plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors category is the least contested here at 0.9x typical (51 locations), so there are fewer rival pages for those searches.
Real estate agents and brokers is also the fastest-growing category, up 88.2%, so the competition is still building. Physicians offices went the other way, down 10.7% to 67 locations. The tiniest competitors are in real estate agents and brokers: 56 of 64 locations (88%) have fewer than five employees.
The figures show who competes, not how much demand there is. Search volume and how fast a page can rank depend on factors that public data does not reveal, so read crowding as a reason to plan and a quiet category as an opening.
Similar markets
Lee County, AL Next to Its Closest Look-Alikes
These six counties are the nearest matches to Lee County, AL in our 400-market set when we compare size, income, local-search competition, small-business mix and growth together.
| County | Score | Residents | Growth since 2020 | How local businesses changed since 2017 | Locations under 5 staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County, AL (you are here) | 40.7 | 183,215 | +5.1% | +24.6% | 53.9% |
| Dorchester County, SC | 47.8 | 169,833 | +5.3% | +17.2% | 56% |
| Brazos County, TX | 45.9 | 244,703 | +4.6% | +10.9% | 53.6% |
| Montgomery County, TN | 29.4 | 239,872 | +9% | +15.2% | 53.5% |
| Yuma County, AZ | 37.1 | 213,221 | +4% | +8.8% | 57.6% |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 40.2 | 356,698 | +8.8% | +9.5% | 56.1% |
| Onslow County, NC | 34.1 | 213,676 | +4.4% | +16.9% | 56.6% |
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. Sources are listed above.
Dorchester County, SC is the closest match, scoring 47.8 against Lee County, AL's 40.7. Montgomery County, TN is the furthest from it, scoring 29.4. Yuma County, AZ has 57.6% of its local-search locations under five employees against 53.9% in Lee County, AL. Already investing in SEO in one of these places? The comparison shows how similar the competition is, not what your results will be.
New construction
Lee County, AL Housing Permits Since 2022: Down From the High, Turning Up This Year
Housing 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.
Lee County, AL authorized 2,192 housing units in 2022 and 1,575 in 2025, about 28% fewer; 2025 still works out to 86 units per 10,000 residents, more than in 90% of counties. For January through August, permits are running at 2,130 against 981 a year earlier (+117.1%).
The construction-linked categories already most contested in Lee County, AL are real estate agents and brokers (1.4x typical) and landscaping services (1.2x 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.
The process
The Four Stages of SEO for Lee County Businesses
Research, audit, plan
We study your services, cities and competitors, review your website from top to bottom, and write a six-month roadmap. It all comes with your monthly rate.
Publish local pages
Our RankGuarantee™ system builds a dedicated landing page for each service in every city on your list, and your website gets on-page work and technical fixes.
Maps, writing, AI
We polish your Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, publish Strategic Content Assets, and structure your pages so AI search can use them.
Track, report, expand
Your account manager walks you through a monthly Search Console and Analytics report, and we build more where the numbers show it will help.
What is in the plan
What Our SEO Services Cover in Lee County
Map SEO
Profile optimization, citations, weekly posting, rank tracking and review management, so you are in the map pack when Lee County customers search nearby. About Map SEO.
AI search (GEO)
Pages and business information structured so AI tools have clear, consistent facts to draw on. No one can guarantee a mention in an AI answer; 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.
Call it SEO services, an SEO company, an SEO agency, local SEO or search engine optimization: the work is getting Lee County businesses found on Google, Maps and AI search. You work with one account manager and see the numbers each month. If you also want ads, we manage Google, Bing and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) as well.
What it costs
SEO Services Pricing: Flat Monthly Plans
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. Talk it through with our CEO.
Try your own figures
Work Out What SEO Has to Earn for You to Come Out Ahead
SEO is a monthly investment that compounds over time, so the useful question is how many new customers it takes to pay for itself. Enter what a customer is worth to you and the plan you are weighing.
Questions we hear
Lee County, AL SEO Services: Your Questions Answered
How much do SEO services cost in Lee County, AL?
We bill one flat monthly fee with nothing to sign and no setup fee: $495 for RankGuarantee™ landing pages, or $1,495, $2,495 or $3,495 for the Silver, Gold and Platinum Organic Growth plans. The Gold and Platinum plans add a fully managed, custom-built website.
How long does SEO take to work in Lee County, AL?
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 Lee County, AL, real estate agents and brokers is notably 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 Lee County, AL a competitive market for SEO?
Less than most. Lee County, AL scores 40.7 on our Local Search Competition Index, ranking 1222nd of 1,822 counties with 20,000+ residents and 368th of the 400 markets we cover. Real estate agents and brokers leads on density, at 1.4 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 Lee County, AL?
Across the fifteen categories we track, the largest by employer locations in Lee County, AL are full-service restaurants (129), landscaping services (74) and physicians offices (67). Measured against a typical county, the most contested are real estate agents and brokers (1.4x) and landscaping services (1.2x). 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 Lee County, AL would you build pages for?
Whichever you serve. Lee County, AL has 4 places of 2,500 or more residents, led by Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City and Smiths Station. 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.
Is Google Maps optimization part of what you do?
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. Maps rankings matter most for searches like "near me", and most local categories in Lee County, AL depend on them.
Does SEO affect whether ChatGPT and Google's AI mention my business?
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 same work that earns rankings builds the content those tools use.
SEO or Google Ads: which is right for a Lee County, AL business?
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.
Do you require a contract, and what does the monthly fee cover?
Cancel whenever you like; there is no setup fee. Your plan covers the keyword research, website audit and six-month strategy to begin with, then the pages and content in your tier, rank tracking, and one account manager who knows your Lee County, AL business.
Nearby
Nearby Counties We Serve
For customers outside Lee County, AL, here are the nearest counties, measured center to center:
- Chambers County, AL: around 22 miles from here, 34,079 people, index score 35.6
- Russell County, AL: around 24 miles from here, 58,744 residents, Local Search Competition Index 28.9
- Macon County, AL: around 25 miles away, 18,370 residents, Local Search Competition Index 4.9
- Harris County, GA: around 27 miles away, 36,654 people, index score 30.1
- Muscogee County, GA: about 29 miles from here, 201,877 residents, competition index 52.7
- Tallapoosa County, AL: about 32 miles out, 40,677 people, index score 41.7
How it was made
How This Lee County Page Was Built
All of the numbers here come from public Census Bureau data, computed the same manner for every county, so you can compare Lee 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, since results differ by business.
- Last updatedOctober 16, 2026
- Data sourcesPopulation Estimates (2023), County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (2023), Building Permits Survey (2021 to 2026 year to date), Gazetteer files.
- MethodThe Local Search Competition Index and the figures derived from it are explained on the methodology page. Browse all markets in the index.
- CorrectionsSee something wrong? Email hello@getphound.com and we will verify it against the original data.
Get in Touch
Let's Talk About SEO for Your Lee County, AL Business
Tell us what you sell and which parts of Lee County, AL 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.