black work shoes
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 14% of clicks), but weak search conversion (0.5%) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible14%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$57.91avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good62%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$19.58–$134.46cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Okay+12.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$184K$184K/yr · 691K searches
Review moat
Bad5,853.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad8.2%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (14% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
48 rising
Sellers
182
Top-5 brand share
62%
Open market
35%
- Skechers36%
- LARNMERN11%
- SHULOOK6%
- New Balance5%
- HISEA3%
- Nike3%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 167 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
LARNMERN Men Chef Non Slip Waterproof Work Shoes Slip-on Black 10.5
LARNMERN$45.394.1★8,888 rev
Skechers Mens Summits Colsin Sr Hands Free Slip -Ins BBK 11 Wide
Skechers$54.084.6★5,951 rev
Skechers Mens Nampa Food Service Shoe Black 10.5
Skechers$40.514.4★18,078 rev
Skechers Mens Work Cessnock Food Service Shoe Black 10.5
Skechers$53.374.5★30,119 rev
Skechers Mens Nampa Food Service Shoe Black 9.5
Skechers$42.834.4★18,078 rev
Newest
by launch date
Adidas Mens Lite Racer Adapt 7.0 Black/Grey/Grey 11
adidas$42.137,664 rev
PEAKVIP Mens Wide Toe Box Non Slip Work Shoes Wide Width Air Cushion Lightweight Waterproof Oil Resistant Sneakers Breathable Arch Support Food Service Chef Kitchen Zapatos Trabajo Black US 11
PEAKVIP$61.9421 rev
KKB Oil-Safe Grip Mens Non Slip Work Shoes Slip Resistant Waterproof Slip On Sneakers for Kitchen Restaurant Chefs Nurses with Arch Support Comfortable Zapatos Antideslizantes para Hombres Black Men 10
KKB Oil-Safe Grip$63.76155 rev
Treesky Black Non Slip Work Shoes for Men Restaurant & Kitchen Sneakers
Treesky$44.8233 rev
NINGO Non Slip Work Shoes for Men Comfortable Slip On Restaurant Shoes Lightweight Mens Food Service Shoes with Water & Oil Resistant Breathable Black Walking Loafers for Chef Kitchen
NINGO$36.9750 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNINGO Non Slip Work Shoes for Men Comfortable Slip On Restaurant Shoes Lightweight Mens Food Service Shoes with Water & Oil Resistant Breathable Black Walking Loafers for Chef Kitchen
NINGO$36.974.5★
Taquco Non Slip Work Shoes for Men Slip On Shoes Slip Resistant Work Sneakers Nonslip Lightweight Restaurant Food Service Zapatos de Trabajo para Hombres (All Black 7.5)
Taquco$39.624.3★
PEAKVIP Mens Wide Toe Box Non Slip Work Shoes Wide Width Air Cushion Lightweight Waterproof Oil Resistant Sneakers Breathable Arch Support Food Service Chef Kitchen Zapatos Trabajo Black US 11
PEAKVIP$61.944.8★
Nike Mens Air Max Fire Shoes Black/Light Pumice-Light Silver 12
Nike$79.734.7★
Treesky Black Non Slip Work Shoes for Men Restaurant & Kitchen Sneakers
Treesky$44.824.7★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Comfortable shoes”
“The shoes fit well”
“Good shoes for the money”
“Construction quality is top notch”
“The shoes are very lightweight”
“Comfortable shoes and they and very durable”
“excellent waterproofing and good insulation”
“good for work and walking”
“Easy-to-use”
“Just what I wanted”
What buyers complain about
“Sizes run small”
“did not last”
“The shoes are uncomfortable”
“hurts to wear”
“Not as good of a quality as expected”
“Not water resistant”
“Too narrow toe box squeezes wide feet”
“False advertisement”
“Received used item”
“Needs more support in the heel too”