Original research
Nashville shower door installation: map visibility, reviews and site claims measured across 36 businesses
Original measurement of "shower door installation near me" in Nashville, TN — 36 businesses, 25 ranked listings, 10 sampled searches, measured 2026-08-10.
- Key findings
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- Method steps
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- Sources
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- Owner implications
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This is an original measurement of map visibility for shower door installation searches in Nashville, Tennessee. It covers 36 businesses returned for the query, ranks 25 of them, and records what each business says on its own website about reply times, pricing and hours. Every figure below is a measured count or a statement quoted from a captured business website.
The evidence
Key findings
Demand for this segment rests on one phrase. "Shower door installation near me" carries a Keyword Planner monthly estimate of 10 searches, and it is the only measured keyword.
- Number
- 10 monthly searches — 1 measured keyword
- Basis
- Keyword Planner monthly estimates, grouped by intent; one keyword measured ("choosing who installs a shower door locally"). Demand coverage for this segment is minimal. (f-3ce25e) (s-e0d072)
First place and broadest visibility are held by different businesses. Creekside Glass Co was shown first for "shower door installation near me", while Nashville Glass Co. Inc. and Glass Brothers each appeared in the first three in 60% of sampled searches without taking first place.
- Number
- 60% top-3 share for both runners-up; first place held elsewhere
- Basis
- Sampled searches in the Maps measurement. Interpretation, hypothesis to test: sampled first-place and first-three presence are not the same outcome, so track both separately rather than assuming a single ranking. Ranking position in sampled searches is not a market-wide ranking. (f-f9f0ef) (s-e0d072)
Method
How the study was built
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Population: 36 businesses returned for "shower door installation near me" in Nashville, TN. All 36 carry a rating (market average 4.68).
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Ranked sample: 25 businesses, in order of measured Maps visibility. Top-3 share is the percent of sampled searches in which the business appeared in the first three results.
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Search demand basis: Keyword Planner monthly estimates, grouped by intent — one keyword in total.
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Visibility measurement date: 2026-08-10. Business website text captured 2026-09-25.
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Seven business websites were captured. Websites, prices and hours are as each business states them; they are claims, not verified facts. Map visibility measures sampled placement only, not workmanship, price or service quality.
What it means
The most-reviewed business is not the most visible one. Glass Doctor of Nashville holds 2,639 reviews at a 4.9 rating but a 40% top-3 share, while Nashville Glass Co. Inc. (48 reviews, 4.2) and Glass Brothers (21 reviews, 5.0) each hold 60%. The median review count of the top three listed businesses is 21, against 54 for the rest.
For owners
What to act on
Review volume is not the placement lever in this market: the 2,639-review business sits at 40% top-3 share while a 21-review business sits at 60%. Test which of the two moves your own enquiries before spending on either. Sampled first place and first-three presence went to different businesses. Record both metrics for your own listing instead of a single ranking figure. No captured site published a price, and only two of three captured sites stated a reply time. Those two disclosures are open ground to test, not proven advantages. One keyword at 10 monthly searches is too thin to plan content or ad spend around. Treat any keyword plan as a hypothesis and check it against your own site's search queries and call logs. Five captured sites name shower doors explicitly while the second-ranked business does not. Name the service and test whether enquiry quality changes. With 86% of listings claimed, claiming is baseline. The testable question is whether completing and maintaining your profile shifts sampled first-three presence over a quarter.
For customers
What to notice
The business with the most reviews and the highest rating is not the one most often in the top three, so review counts alone do not tell you who will appear first when you search. Every captured site that discussed money did so without numbers: estimates are free and financing is offered, but you will not find a price or range before calling. Reply promises are stated by some businesses (one business day, 24 hours) and absent from others, so the speed you are promised varies by site. Weekday-only hours are common on captured sites, with one business offering "Special arrangements" outside them — worth asking about if you need an evening or Saturday measuring. The results mix glass specialists with plumbing, insulation, handyman and remodeling names, so check that the business you pick names shower door work on its own site.
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