The search data for Wilmington
- 50 searches a month in Wilmington for SEO agency terms, on Ahrefs' US keyword data. Local figure.
- 32.8% of 317 US commercial keywords we measured returned a local pack — rising above 93% in legal services and home services. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to Wilmington.
- None of the 23 local-intent keywords in that sample returned an AI Overview, against 56.5% of the other 294 — so for a business competing on "near me" searches, the map pack still decides the click. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to Wilmington.
What we do in Wilmington. Indexed is an SEO agency working with businesses in Wilmington on organic search and AI search visibility. The work is usually some combination of technical fixes, content built around what people actually search for locally, Google Business Profile and review strategy for businesses competing in the map pack, and links earned rather than bought. We report on leads and revenue rather than rankings alone, and we publish our own research on how search results are changing.
Quoting a figure from this page? Source: Indexed, "Where AI Overviews Actually Appear", September 2026, joinindexed.com/studies/ai-overview-by-industry-2026
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Wilmington's economy thrives on its strategic coastal location, with the Port of Wilmington serving as a major economic driver alongside a growing film and television production industry. The city's proximity to major universities and its historic downtown district have fostered a diverse business ecosystem spanning logistics, healthcare, and creative services, making strong online visibility essential for companies competing in both local and regional markets.
See our local SEO approach →High-intent local search demand across Logistics & Port Services and Film & Television Production
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Underserved long-tail queries with strong conversion potential
AI Overview placements going to agencies with strong entity authority
A fast-growing, highly competitive market — where visibility is everything.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center anchor the healthcare sector, while Screen Gems Studios has established Wilmington as a significant East Coast production center. The University of North Carolina Wilmington brings research partnerships and talent pipeline development, particularly in marine sciences and business. Recent waterfront redevelopment and the expansion of PPD's pharmaceutical research operations have intensified competition for professional talent and B2B clients across the region.
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"Exceptional communication throughout the project. The team showed a deep grasp of our goals and delivered a flawless final product that exceeded our expectations."
"Great team to work with, very happy with the consultancy and final documents. They translated complex SEO strategy into something our whole team could act on."
"Indexed turned SEO from a cost centre into our highest-ROI acquisition channel. The pipeline numbers speak for themselves — $1.5m in 10 months."
"The level of technical depth was unlike anything I'd seen from an SEO agency. They found issues our in-house team had missed for years and fixed them within weeks."
"We went from page 3 to position 1 for our core terms in under 5 months. The revenue attribution reporting made it easy to justify the investment to our board."
"Indexed didn't just improve our rankings — they rebuilt how we think about search. The GEO work alone has opened up a channel we didn't even know existed."
