digging bar
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($58.86 avg), but a small market ($32K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$58.86avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good590.17avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$9.58–$130.80cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+32.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$32K$32K/yr · 58K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, digging bar is a $32K/yr Amazon United States market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
digging bar market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $59K–$74K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #629
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 53%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 75 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 flat
Sellers
100
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 87%
Open market
17%
- Truper25%
- Leriton19%
- BULLY TOOLS17%
- Moosefield10%
- TRUE TEMPER8%
- AMES5%
- Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +32.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top digging bar search terms
- digging bar39K/yr
- tamping bar5K/yr
- digging bars heavy duty5K/yr
- rock bar5K/yr
- post hole tamper3K/yr
Top digging bar products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bully Tools Steel Tamping and Digging Bar 3/8 in Thick Blade | Heavy Duty Digging Bar and Tamper Tool for Rocky Ground Soil Tamping and Backfill |100% Made in USA
BULLY TOOLS$59.114.6★239 rev
Moosefield 2-in-1 Post Hole Digging and Tamping Tool 48 Dig Bar with Spade Blade and Round Tamper Heavy-Duty Steel Fully Welded Fence Post Digger Landscaping & Gardening
Moosefield$60.214.7★8 rev
Leriton 60 (5ft) Chisel Digging Bar 13Lb (6.2kg) Pencil Point Wrecking Pry Road Bar Post Hole Diggers for Digging Prying of Dirt and Large Rocks
Leriton$92.354.6★15 rev
Truper 100 cm Pointed Digging Bar 7/8-Inch Hexagonal Steel Body Forged High-Carbon Steel Heavy-Duty Rock Breaking and Prying Tool (Model 10750 / BAP-100)
Truper$34.674.3★103 rev
Truper Post Hole Digger & Tamping Bar 69-Inch 16-Pound Heavy-Duty Drop-Forged Steel Digging/Demolition Bar Heat-Treated Rust-Resistant Black Finish (Model 30162)
Truper$80.674.6★140 rev
Newest
by launch dateMoosefield 2-in-1 Post Hole Digging and Tamping Tool 48 Dig Bar with Spade Blade and Round Tamper Heavy-Duty Steel Fully Welded Fence Post Digger Landscaping & Gardening
Moosefield$60.218 rev
Leriton 50 Chisel Digging Bar 12Lb (5.4kg) Pencil Point Wrecking Pry Road Bar Post Hole Diggers for Digging Prying of Dirt and Large Rocks
Leriton$59.2015 rev
Leriton 60 (5ft) Chisel Digging Bar 13Lb (6.2kg) Pencil Point Wrecking Pry Road Bar Post Hole Diggers for Digging Prying of Dirt and Large Rocks
Leriton$92.3515 rev
Leriton 48 Inch Tamping and Digging Bar Steel Bars Post Hole Digger Tamping Bar (Shovel Shape Red)
Leriton$58.4440 rev
Leriton Tamping and Digging Bar Heavy Duty Steel Spud Bars Post Hole Digger Tamping Bar(Shovel Shape Black 48 Inch)
Leriton$59.3140 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLeriton 50 Chisel Digging Bar 12Lb (5.4kg) Pencil Point Wrecking Pry Road Bar Post Hole Diggers for Digging Prying of Dirt and Large Rocks
Leriton$59.204.6★
AMES The Companies Inc 1170500 True Temper Gooseneck Wrecking Bar 24-Inch Natural
AMES$15.094.8★
Moosefield 2-in-1 Post Hole Digging and Tamping Tool 48 Dig Bar with Spade Blade and Round Tamper Heavy-Duty Steel Fully Welded Fence Post Digger Landscaping & Gardening
Moosefield$60.214.7★
True Temper 1160000 Post Hole Digging/Tamper Bar 3-1/4 in W x 71 in L Carbon Steel
TRUE TEMPER$59.634.5★
Bully Tools 11-Gauge Dibble Bar Tree Planting Tool | Heavy Duty All-Steel Digging Bar for Planting Seedlings Saplings and Young Trees | T-Styled Handle with Rubber Grip Hole Digger 100% Made in USA
BULLY TOOLS$56.704.6★
What buyers say about digging bar
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Decent Price for the quality”
“As advertised”
“Its super simple to use”
“Extremely sturdy”
“Very durable”
“Very fair price”
“Works great”
“An Impressive Heavy Duty Tool”
“Perfect size”
“Good balance and not too heavy”
What buyers complain about
“not big enough for tulip bulbs I had”
“BROKE SECOND TIME USING IT”
“Not the strongest quality”
“It is a great pickax little heavier than advertised”
“This was not very sturdy”
“Does not hold tight in the drill”
“What I did not receive was all of the screws, nuts, washers, and assembly tools to put it together”
“Doesn't work”
“Horrible design”
“Apparently this product is used/refurb”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is digging bar profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $32K/yr across 36 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +32.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the digging bar niche?
- 18 brands and 100 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in digging bar?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.
- When does demand for digging bar peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the digging bar niche?
- Listings span $9.58–$130.80; the average listing price is $58.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 590 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.