Fox Valley Plumbing & Backflow — Local Rankings Progress 2026

Keywords Ranked #1–3

All backflow + gas line

Keywords in Top 7

↑ Up from ~4 at baseline

+8.2

Best Single Improvement

24-hr plumber Elgin (Jan → Jun)

Apr 13 Local Pack Drops

↩ Fully recovered by June

⚡ April 13 Context: On April 13, Local Pack (Google 3-pack) rankings showed "20+" for nearly every keyword — while Google Maps app rankings held steady at 5–8 for core terms on the same day. This pattern is consistent with a temporary GBP re-evaluation triggered by the homepage title tag update made on that date. All rankings fully recovered by June and surpassed March levels in most categories.

Backflow Services — Dominant Category

Keyword	Jan 18	Mar 9	Jun 2	Change (Jan→Jun)
backflow preventer repair elgin	1.0	1.0	1.0	— Locked #1
backflow repair elgin	1.0	—	1.1	— Locked #1
backflow testing elgin	1.0	1.7	1.6	↔ Steady #1–2
backflow testing south elgin	2.7	—	2.4	↑ +0.2
backflow certification elgin	1.5	—	3.6	↓ −2.1
backflow (generic)	—	4.5	5.9	↓ −1.4 (Mar→Jun)

Core "Plumber" Terms

Keyword	Jan 18	Mar 9	Jun 2	Change
plumber elgin	—	5.5	5.5	↔ Stable
elgin plumber	—	5.8	7.1	↓ −1.4 (Mar→Jun)
plumber in elgin	—	6.0	6.9	↓ −0.9 (Mar→Jun)
elgin plumbers	—	6.1	7.1	↓ −1.0 (Mar→Jun)
plumbing services elgin	—	6.3	7.4	↓ −1.1 (Mar→Jun)
plumbing company elgin	—	6.7	7.6	↓ −0.9 (Mar→Jun)
plumbing elgin	—	8.2	9.8	↓ −1.6 (Mar→Jun)
plumbing installation elgin	—	6.3	6.8	↔ Stable
elgin plumbing repair	—	9.0	8.5	↑ +0.5 (Mar→Jun)
plumbers elgin il	—	5.4	13.3	↓ −7.9 ⚠

Emergency & 24-Hour Terms

Keyword	Jan 18	Mar 9	Jun 2	Change
emergency plumber elgin	—	8.9	8.0	↑ +0.9 (Mar→Jun)
elgin emergency plumber	—	9.1	8.1	↑ +1.0 (Mar→Jun)
24/7 plumber elgin	13.6	12.9	9.3	↑ +4.4 (Jan→Jun)
24 hour plumber elgin	16.7	—	8.5	↑ +8.2 🏆
hour plumber elgin	—	4.6	5.3	↔ Stable top-5

Specialty Services

Keyword	Jan 18	Mar 9	Jun 2	Change
gas line repair elgin	4.4	—	3.8	↑ +0.6
faucet repair elgin	7.9	—	4.6	↑ +3.3
ejector pump repair elgin	2.8	—	4.2	↓ −1.5
kitchen plumbing elgin	4.2	3.2	5.7	↓ −1.5 (Jan→Jun)
water line repair elgin	7.0	6.8	7.2	↔ Stable
pipe repair elgin	6.7	—	6.8	↔ Stable
sewer line repair elgin	9.7	—	9.3	↑ +0.4
toilet repair elgin	16.9	6.8	10.7	↑ +6.2 (Jan→Jun)
bathroom plumbing elgin	14.6	11.5	10.4	↑ +4.2 (Jan→Jun)
garbage disposal repair elgin	20+	—	11.5	↑ +9.5 🏆
leak detection elgin	7.6	—	11.7	↓ −4.2 ⚠
water heater repair elgin	—	6.5	11.9	↓ −5.5 ⚠
south elgin plumbers	—	8.8	8.9	↔ Stable
plumber south elgin	—	7.9	10.3	↓ −2.4 (Mar→Jun)

Drain Cleaning & Hydro Jetting

Keyword	Jan 18	Mar 9	Jun 2	Change
hydro jetting elgin	—	5.0	12.0	↓ −7.0 ⚠
hydro jetting south elgin	—	6.6	12.2	↓ −5.6 ⚠
drain cleaning services elgin	—	17.2	13.3	↑ +4.0 (Mar→Jun)
drain cleaning elgin	—	18.0	16.9	↑ +1.1 (Mar→Jun)
elgin drain cleaning	—	19.2	18.0	↑ +1.2 (Mar→Jun)
drain cleaning south elgin	—	11.1	15.0	↓ −4.0 (Mar→Jun) ⚠
sump pump repair	—	15.2	18.8	↓ −3.6 (Mar→Jun)

Google Search Console — Organic Performance

364,309

Impressions

↑ +9.4%

672

Clicks

↔ Flat

19.9

Avg Position

↑ from 21.7

0.18%

Avg CTR

● Optimization focus

What this means: Visibility in Google search grew +9.4% and average position improved (21.7 → 19.9). The next lever is click-through rate — page titles and service-page content are being rewritten so more of those 364K impressions convert into website visits. Window: Mar 25 – Jun 22, 2026 · organic web search, U.S.

Local Map Pack Rankings — Progress Report