Where your competition is in Colorado
The largest concentrations of septic companies in our Colorado data are in Colorado Springs, Durango, Grand Junction, Pueblo, Fort Collins, Pueblo West, Pine and Hudson. 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 Colorado Springs.
The map pack in Colorado
The map pack is a three-slot race, and in Colorado it is won by review count and recency far more than by rating: 74.6% of Colorado septic companies are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 34 reviews and the 90th is 152. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in Colorado
26.9% of Colorado septic companies list no website on their Google profile, fewer than the national 32.2%. Nationally, septic companies with a website have a median of 20 reviews against 5 without. A five-page site with tap-to-call and a page per service is the cheapest gap to close.
Hours and after-hours calls
19.4% of Colorado septic companies list themselves as open 24 hours. If you take after-hours calls, say so in your profile hours, because Google shows "Closed" in red on a profile that says it is closed. If you do not, list real hours and let missed-call text-back cover the gap, so the caller gets a reply instead of dialing the next name.
How Colorado compares
Of the 46 states in our data, Colorado ranks 30th for the number of septic companies, 17th for median review count, and 40th for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. The review bar sits in the middle of the pack.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 67 | 15 | 26.9% |
| Idaho | 43 | 10 | 37.2% |
| Montana | 43 | 10 | 37.2% |
| Nevada | 20 | 3 | 15% |
| Utah | 16 | 19 | 25% |
What to do first in Colorado
- Put up a real website if you are in the 26.9% without one. Service pages, city pages for Colorado Springs, Durango, Grand Junction, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 15-review shop past the Colorado 75th percentile (34) 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 Colorado customers decide.
- Turn on missed-call text-back. Run the calculator with your own numbers to see what unanswered calls cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 15 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.