How competitive is the 1 3/16 Socket niche on Amazon United States?

13 brands and 39 sellers compete in 1 3/16 Socket on Amazon United States. The top 5 1 3/16 Socket products take 55% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.

What does it cost to enter the 1 3/16 Socket niche?

1 3/16 Socket sells for $14.32 on average on Amazon United States, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span $7.91–$53.15. The average incumbent carries 1,276 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

1 3/16 Socket

strong incumbent ratings (4.8★) — 1 3/16 Socket doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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Ranks 5,778 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −3 vs the category median of 48

This niche Category average · 9,536 niches

Is 1 3/16 Socket profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1 3/16 Socket is a $74K/yr Amazon United States market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

1 3/16 Socket: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -3.0% over the last 90 days and 17.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$74K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K

Search volume / yr-3.0%30K

Conversion rate17.2%

Avg price$14.32

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.

19%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 39

Top-5 product click share55%

Open market19%

Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.8★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Top 1 3/16 Socket products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-3/16 Inch Deep 6-Point Socket | SHD23030

Price: $10.50
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 4,550
Age: 7y ago

TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-3/16 Inch Deep 6-Point Impact Socket | SID23030

Price: $12.16
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 3,376
Age: 6y ago

ZOYAKKI 1/2 Drive 1-3/16 Deep 6 Pt CR-MO SAE Impact Socket for Axle Nuts

Price: $10.81
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 1,903
Age: 1y ago

TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-3/16 Inch Deep Impact Socket 12-Point CRV Steel

Price: $12.96
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 457
Age: 1y ago

MIXPOWER 1/2 Drive Shallow Impact Socket CR-MO 1-3/16 6 Point Radius Corner Design Axle Nut Impact Grade Socket for Easy Removal

Price: $7.91
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 2,986
Age: 1y ago

Newest

by launch date

Anode Rod Socket Wrench Kit 1-1/16 & 1-3/16 Short Socket Set 1/2 Drive 6-Point Chrome Vanadium Sockets for Water Heater and Powered Anode Rod Installation

Price: $17.02
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 4
Age: 4mo ago

1/212-Piece Extended Drive Impact Socket Set Deep SAE Axle Nut Impact Socket Set Cr-Mo 1-1/16 1-1/8 1-3/16 1-1/4 1-5/16 1-3/8 1-7/16 1-1/2 1-9/16 1-5/8 1-11/16 1-3/4 Socket

Price: $53.15
Rating: 4.9/5
Reviews: 42
Age: 4mo ago

1-3/16 Deep 1/2 Impact Socket 6-Point CR-MO Heavy-Duty Wheel Axle Nut

Price: $13.42
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 54
Age: 5mo ago

1-3/16 Socket 1/2 Drive Deep Impact SAE Socket 6 Point CR-MO for Easy Removal of Axle Nut

Price: $8.85
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 66
Age: 8mo ago

TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-3/16 Inch Shallow Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel

Price: $12.81
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 116
Age: 10mo ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

15%

TEKTON33%
TIGHTSPOT24%
ZOYAKKI11%
MIXPOWER8%
GEARWRENCH5%
CASOMAN4%
Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 15%)

1 3/16 Socket demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume30KCVR17.2%Products22Brands13Top 5 Brands81%OOS Rate5.6%Rating4.8★Reviews1,276Avg BSR#164

Top 1 3/16 Socket search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

1 3/16 socket19K/yr -5.0%15.4% conv.
1 3/16 impact socket 1/2 drive3K/yr +34.7%17.7% conv.
1-3/16 socket4K/yr -2.0%15.2% conv.
1 3/16 socket 1/2 drive4K/yr -35.8%15.1% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1 3/16 Socket

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

92% of reviews

Quality-Overall24%

“Great brand for pros and diy”

Socket/Port/Plug17%

“Great socket set”

Size-Overall17%

“Fit perfectly, nice and snug and it didn't slip”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“works just like it should”

Strength6%

“Well constructed”

What buyers complain about

50% of reviews

Size-Overall17%

“Lost this size”

Quality-Overall17%

“lower quality than thread tape I already had on hand”

Connectivity-Overall17%

“So the connection on the electronic anode may get bent”

1 3/16 Socket return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.8%

Return rate

78%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall

72%

2Value For Money

3Socket/Port/Plug

4Compatibility-Overall

5Advertised Vs Actual Product

Common 1 3/16 Socket questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 1 3/16 Socket 45/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $74K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -3.0% over the last 90 days.

1 3/16 Socket buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 2.8%.