Press briefing · November 2026 · Chicago, IL
AI search named 33% of Chicago plumbing firms we checked
Over the last 90 days PressGEO ran 12 buyer-style AI checks on 12 Chicago-area service businesses. AI engines named 4 of them at least once (33%).
- Firms checked
- 12
- Named at least once
- 33%
- Recorded checks
- 12
By service
| Service | Checked | Named | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 12 | 4 | 33% |
Method and caveats
- “Named at least once” is the share of checked firms that appeared in any sampled answer in the window — not a per-answer citation rate.
- Unchecked firms are excluded. Appearing or not appearing is not a judgement of service quality.
- Rolling 90-day observations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot; figures update as checks are recorded.
Free to use with attribution: “Source: PressGEO Local AI Index (pressgeo.com/local/chicago).” Media contact: Chase Norlin, chase@pressgeo.com.
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