Where your competition is in Texas
The largest concentrations of fence companies in our Texas data are in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Plano and Conroe. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Houston.
The map pack in Texas
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "fence company near me" in Houston. In Texas the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 140 reviews, not the median. 15.7% of Texas fence companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 84.3% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in Texas
Website presence in Texas: 82.5% of fence companies link one, 17.5% do not. The national figure is 22.8% without. Google and the AI answer engines both use the site to confirm what you do and where, so a missing site costs more than the leads it would have produced on its own.
How Texas compares
Of the 49 states in our data, Texas ranks 1st for the number of fence companies, 17th for median review count, and 41st for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. The review bar is higher than in most of the country, so plan on a steady review habit rather than a one-time push.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 708 | 19 | 17.5% |
| Arkansas | 103 | 9 | 48.5% |
| Louisiana | 166 | 10 | 33.7% |
| Oklahoma | 149 | 16 | 24.8% |
What to do first in Texas
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 19-review shop past the Texas 75th percentile (66) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Texas customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 19 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.