sod shovel
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but a small market ($41K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$39.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$3.72–$103.28cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+58.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Good54%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay1,565.59avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad2.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$41K$41K/yr · 52K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sod shovel is a $41K/yr Amazon United States market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sod shovel market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $59K–$79K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.0%
- Avg BSR
- #142
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 63%
- Out of stock
- 6.3%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
12%
- Fiskars60%
- HANTOP9%
- AgroPro8%
- GARDEN WEASEL4%
- CKLT4%
- VNIMTI3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
Top sod shovel search terms
- fiskars shovel29K/yr
- sod cutter shovel7K/yr
- sod shovel4K/yr
- landscape shovel4K/yr
- fiskar shovel5K/yr
- landscaping shovel3K/yr
Top sod shovel 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
Fiskars 47 Spade Garden Shovel Steel Flat Spade with Ergonomic D-Handle Sharp Blade Square Shovel for Lawn Edging Digging Heavy Duty Yard Tool Easy Cuts in Grass and Turf
Fiskars$34.004.7★4,559 rev
Fiskars Garden Shovel for Digging Heavy Duty Steel Gardening Tool with Straight Handle
Fiskars$31.394.7★2,361 rev
Fiskars 60 Pro Garden Shovel for Digging Heavy Duty Steel Gardening Tool with Straight Handle
Fiskars$63.194.7★380 rev
HANTOP Sharp Blade Spade Shovel Garden Flat Spades for Gardening and Edging
HANTOP$36.924.7★173 rev
AgroPro Heavy Duty Shovel 58 Inches Black High Carbon Steel Fiberglass Handle Modern Style
AgroPro$35.254.6★145 rev
Newest
by launch date
Garden Weasel Edger-Chopper Manual Lawn Edger Tool - Sod Cutter and Trenching Shovel for Clean Garden Borders - Ergonomic Handle and Carbon Steel Blade Latest Model 91714-3 | Gift for Dad
GARDEN WEASEL$39.841,168 rev
Garden Flat Shovel Heavy Duty Multifunctional Cleaning Shovel with 60 Adjustable Long Handle Metal Floor Scraper Tool for Weeding Scraping Ice & Snow Removal Driveway Sidewalk Garden Outdoor
BlumeTrec$28.14185 rev
CKLT Edger Lawn Tool 41in Border Edger with Tempered Spring Steel Blade Long Rubber Handle Wide Footplate Rustproof Manganese Steel Half Moon Edger for Garden Maintenance
CKLT$26.931,280 rev
AgroPro Heavy Duty Shovel 58 Inches Black High Carbon Steel Fiberglass Handle Modern Style
AgroPro$35.25145 rev
Fiskars telescopic shovel for heavy rocky soils pointed length: 111 - 130 cm reinforced boron steel blade black/orange Xact 1066732
Fiskars$103.2858 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFiskars 60 Pro Garden Shovel for Digging Heavy Duty Steel Gardening Tool with Straight Handle
Fiskars$63.194.7★
Garden Weasel Edger-Chopper Manual Lawn Edger Tool - Sod Cutter and Trenching Shovel for Clean Garden Borders - Ergonomic Handle and Carbon Steel Blade Latest Model 91714-3 | Gift for Dad
GARDEN WEASEL$39.844.6★
Garden Flat Shovel Heavy Duty Multifunctional Cleaning Shovel with 60 Adjustable Long Handle Metal Floor Scraper Tool for Weeding Scraping Ice & Snow Removal Driveway Sidewalk Garden Outdoor
BlumeTrec$28.144.5★
Bully Tools Heavy Duty Sod Lifter - 12-Gauge Sod Lifter with Fiberglass D-Grip Handle Steel Shaft Flat Head Spade Shovel for Gardening Digging Edging and Lawn Maintenance - 100% Made in The USA
BULLY TOOLS$58.624.2★
HANTOP Sharp Blade Spade Shovel Garden Flat Spades for Gardening and Edging
HANTOP$36.924.7★
What buyers say about sod shovel
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“This is an excellent quality tool”
“Solid yard tool”
“Easy and fun to use”
“the cutting performance is great”
“Very durable”
“As advertised”
“Good price”
“heavy it do the job”
“Lightweight”
“Assembly was straight-forward and quick”
What buyers complain about
“Broke in a week”
“Cheap made”
“Not a strong product”
“It is heavier Thani expected”
“Annoying assembly”
“smaller than I thought”
“This is made of cheap plastic”
“hard to use”
“it just barely worked”
“Not worth the money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sod shovel profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $41K/yr across 27 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +58.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the sod shovel niche?
- 13 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sod shovel?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.9%.
- What does it cost to enter the sod shovel niche?
- Listings span $3.72–$103.28; the average listing price is $39.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,566 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.