craftsman shop vac
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Great$956K$956K/yr · 535K searches
Avg price
Good$117.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Good2.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,282.52avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay$36.86–$266.19cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-9.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad95%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, craftsman shop vac is a $956K/yr Amazon United States market (535K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
craftsman shop vac market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $706K–$941K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #485
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
93
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
3%
- RIDGID63%
- Armor All20%
- CRAFTSMAN5%
- Vacmaster4%
- DEWALT2%
- STANLEY2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 99 weeks — -9.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top craftsman shop vac search terms
- ridgid shop vac123K/yr
- ridgid vacuum73K/yr
- rigid shop vac78K/yr
- rigid vacuum34K/yr
- aspiradora ridgid29K/yr
- shop vac for car detailing21K/yr
- car shop vac21K/yr
- armor all vacuum17K/yr
- vacuum ridgid15K/yr
- shop vac for car12K/yr
Top craftsman 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
Armor All AA255W Wet/Dry Utility Vac 2.5 Gallon 2.5-Gallon 120 Volts (AC) Orange/Black
Armor All$66.714.6★3,170 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
RIDGID 18V VoltCordless Hand Held Vacuum Car Truck Boat Home Office (Tool Only) (Renewed)
RIDGID$67.5010 rev
Vacmaster Professional Beast Series VFB511H 0201 5-Gallon 5.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac Black
Vacmaster$98.66964 rev
Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange
Armor All$36.863,015 rev
Armor All VO405P 0901 4 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac 2.0 Peak HP Shop Vacuum with Nozzles & Brush Black/Orange
Armor All$52.723,015 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17040 4 Gallon 5.0 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
CRAFTSMAN$100.33728 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 18V VoltCordless Hand Held Vacuum Car Truck Boat Home Office (Tool Only) (Renewed)
RIDGID$67.504.8★
Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange
Armor All$36.864.4★
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★
What buyers say about craftsman 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”
“Easy to handle”
“Powerful vacuum”
“It comes with a lot of attachments”
“Fits perfectly”
“This unit is lightweight and compact”
“As advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Suction is weak”
“Too big”
“Broke after first use”
“I understand that sometimes quality control issues happen”
“But the attachment it comes with kinda sucks”
“Doesnt work as intended”
“Awkward to handle”
“Cons: Pricey”
“pretty flimsy”
“This package be missing parts”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is craftsman shop vac profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $956K/yr across 27 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -9.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the craftsman shop vac niche?
- 8 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in craftsman shop vac?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Suction, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.9%.
- When does demand for craftsman shop vac peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the craftsman shop vac niche?
- Listings span $36.86–$266.19; the average listing price is $117.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,283 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.