16 gallon shop vac
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Great$1.3M$1.3M/yr · 616K searches
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Good$125.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Good2.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,145.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay$44.90–$266.19cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-7.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 16 gallon shop vac is a $1.3M/yr Amazon United States market (616K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
16 gallon shop vac market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.0M–$1.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.7%
- Avg BSR
- #432
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
118
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
2%
- RIDGID54%
- CRAFTSMAN33%
- Armor All4%
- Vacmaster3%
- DEWALT2%
- Amazon Basics2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top 16 gallon shop vac search terms
- ridgid shop vac123K/yr
- craftsman shop vac102K/yr
- ridgid vacuum73K/yr
- rigid shop vac78K/yr
- rigid vacuum34K/yr
- aspiradora ridgid29K/yr
- craftsman wet dry vac20K/yr
- 16 gallon shop vac17K/yr
- vacuum ridgid15K/yr
- shop vac rigid9K/yr
Top 16 gallon shop vac 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
RIDGID Wet Dry Vacuums VAC1200 Heavy Duty Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner and Blower Vac 12-Gallon 5.0 Peak Horsepower Detachable Leaf Blower Vacuum Cleaner with Pro-Grade Hose
RIDGID$219.724.3★149 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17595 16 Gallon 6.5 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
CRAFTSMAN$132.314.7★8,594 rev
RIDGID Wet Dry Vacuums VAC4000 Powerful and Portable Vacuum Cleaner Includes 4-Gallon 5.0 Peak Horsepower Wet Dry Auto Vacuum Cleaner for Car Dusting Brush Car Nozzle and Claw Nozzle
RIDGID$163.274.5★297 rev
RIDGID 14-Gal. 6.0 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac with Auto Detailing Kit
RIDGID$199.784.6★610 rev
RIDGID 50313 Model 4000RV 4-Gallon Portable Wet and Dry Compact Vacuum Cleaner with 5.0 Peak-HP Motor 4 gallon Red
RIDGID$146.794.6★1,021 rev
Newest
by launch date
Vacmaster Professional Beast Series VFB511H 0201 5-Gallon 5.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac Black
Vacmaster$98.66964 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17040 4 Gallon 5.0 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
CRAFTSMAN$100.33728 rev
Amazon Basics Wet Dry Shop Vacuum Cleaner 4 Gallon 3 HP Stainless Steel Grey/Black
Amazon Basics$53.643,249 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17155 10 Gallon 6.0 Peak HP Stainless Steel Wet Dry Vac
CRAFTSMAN$136.22962 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17250 2.5 Gallon 2.5 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
CRAFTSMAN$44.909,962 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumRIDGID 14-Gal. 6.0 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac with Auto Detailing Kit
RIDGID$199.784.6★
Amazon Basics Wet Dry Shop Vacuum Cleaner 4 Gallon 3 HP Stainless Steel Grey/Black
Amazon Basics$53.644.4★
RIDGID Wet Dry Vacuums VAC1200 Heavy Duty Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner and Blower Vac 12-Gallon 5.0 Peak Horsepower Detachable Leaf Blower Vacuum Cleaner with Pro-Grade Hose
RIDGID$219.724.3★
CRAFTSMAN CMCV002B 20V Max 2 gallon Wet Dry Vac (Tool Only) - Amazon Vine
CRAFTSMAN$100.324.6★
RIDGID 62698 RT0600 NXT 6-Gal. Wet Dry Shop Vacuum with Casters 4.25 Peak HP Motor and Pro Locking Hose Dark Gray and Red
RIDGID$96.924.5★
What buyers say about 16 gallon shop vac
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good value for money”
“Cleaning is great”
“Seems well made”
“Stable”
“Powerful easy to handle”
“Powerful vacuum”
“It comes with lots of attachments”
“Fits perfectly”
“So lightweight and easy to use”
“As advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Doesn't suction”
“Too big”
“Broke after first use”
“Bad quality”
“But the attachment it comes with kinda sucks”
“it won't turn on”
“Awkward to handle”
“Cons: Pricey”
“pretty flimsy”
“Requires assembly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 16 gallon shop vac profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.3M/yr across 31 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the 16 gallon shop vac niche?
- 8 brands and 118 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 16 gallon shop vac?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Suction, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.9%.
- When does demand for 16 gallon shop vac peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 16 gallon shop vac niche?
- Listings span $44.90–$266.19; the average listing price is $125.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,145 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.