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Who ChatGPT recommends, city by city
We asked ChatGPT for the best plumber, HVAC contractor, electrician, roofer and landscaper in 48 US cities — 240 questions, September 2026. It named 1,313 businesses. Here are the 590 we could verify, by city.
Why this matters: an AI answer has about five names and no second page. Being one of them is the new “top of Google”. Method and the full study.
Phoenix, AZ
11 businesses namedTucson, AZ
12 businesses namedFresno, CA
13 businesses namedLong Beach, CA
9 businesses namedLos Angeles, CA
8 businesses namedOakland, CA
14 businesses namedSacramento, CA
11 businesses namedSan Diego, CA
10 businesses namedSan Jose, CA
12 businesses namedColorado Springs, CO
8 businesses namedDenver, CO
11 businesses namedJacksonville, FL
18 businesses namedTampa, FL
12 businesses namedAtlanta, GA
13 businesses namedChicago, IL
25 businesses namedIndianapolis, IN
10 businesses namedCovington, KY
11 businesses namedFlorence, KY
13 businesses namedLexington, KY
16 businesses namedLouisville, KY
14 businesses namedNew Orleans, LA
13 businesses namedMinneapolis, MN
15 businesses namedKansas City, MO
10 businesses namedCharlotte, NC
15 businesses namedRaleigh, NC
11 businesses namedOmaha, NE
10 businesses namedAlbuquerque, NM
9 businesses namedLas Vegas, NV
7 businesses namedCincinnati, OH
12 businesses namedColumbus, OH
15 businesses namedDayton, OH
8 businesses namedHamilton, OH
14 businesses namedMason, OH
15 businesses namedWest Chester, OH
8 businesses namedOklahoma City, OK
14 businesses namedTulsa, OK
10 businesses namedPhiladelphia, PA
15 businesses namedMemphis, TN
11 businesses namedNashville, TN
16 businesses namedArlington, TX
15 businesses namedAustin, TX
13 businesses namedDallas, TX
13 businesses namedFort Worth, TX
6 businesses namedHouston, TX
13 businesses namedSan Antonio, TX
8 businesses namedVirginia Beach, VA
23 businesses namedSeattle, WA
5 businesses namedMilwaukee, WI
15 businesses named
11 businesses namedTucson, AZ
12 businesses namedFresno, CA
13 businesses namedLong Beach, CA
9 businesses namedLos Angeles, CA
8 businesses namedOakland, CA
14 businesses namedSacramento, CA
11 businesses namedSan Diego, CA
10 businesses namedSan Jose, CA
12 businesses namedColorado Springs, CO
8 businesses namedDenver, CO
11 businesses namedJacksonville, FL
18 businesses namedTampa, FL
12 businesses namedAtlanta, GA
13 businesses namedChicago, IL
25 businesses namedIndianapolis, IN
10 businesses namedCovington, KY
11 businesses namedFlorence, KY
13 businesses namedLexington, KY
16 businesses namedLouisville, KY
14 businesses namedNew Orleans, LA
13 businesses namedMinneapolis, MN
15 businesses namedKansas City, MO
10 businesses namedCharlotte, NC
15 businesses namedRaleigh, NC
11 businesses namedOmaha, NE
10 businesses namedAlbuquerque, NM
9 businesses namedLas Vegas, NV
7 businesses namedCincinnati, OH
12 businesses namedColumbus, OH
15 businesses namedDayton, OH
8 businesses namedHamilton, OH
14 businesses namedMason, OH
15 businesses namedWest Chester, OH
8 businesses namedOklahoma City, OK
14 businesses namedTulsa, OK
10 businesses namedPhiladelphia, PA
15 businesses namedMemphis, TN
11 businesses namedNashville, TN
16 businesses namedArlington, TX
15 businesses namedAustin, TX
13 businesses namedDallas, TX
13 businesses namedFort Worth, TX
6 businesses namedHouston, TX
13 businesses namedSan Antonio, TX
8 businesses namedVirginia Beach, VA
23 businesses namedSeattle, WA
5 businesses namedMilwaukee, WI
15 businesses named