garbage disposals
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Incredible$15.2M$15.2M/yr · 2.1M searches
Avg price
Good$106.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$50.28–$190.71cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Okay+7.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Okay4.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad5,405.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, garbage disposals is a $15.2M/yr Amazon United States market (2.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
garbage disposals market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $13.3M–$15.9M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.7%
- Avg BSR
- #9
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
106
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- InSinkErator58%
- WASTEMAID19%
- Waste King16%
- Moen5%
- Frigidaire1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +7.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top garbage disposals search terms
- garbage disposal1.6M/yr
- garbage disposals59K/yr
- badger 5 1/2 hp garbage disposal49K/yr
- disposal51K/yr
- insinkerator badger 540K/yr
- sink disposal37K/yr
- badger garbage disposal38K/yr
- waste king garbage disposal27K/yr
- food disposal27K/yr
- sink garbage disposal25K/yr
Top garbage disposals 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal Badger Series 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$113.914.6★19,920 rev
Waste Maid 10-US-WM-058-3B Garbage Disposal Anti-Jam Stainless Steel Food Waste Grinding System 1/2 HP Economy Black
WASTEMAID$68.954.6★6,131 rev
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$123.494.7★17,212 rev
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Compact Food Waste Disposer L-111
Waste King$50.284.4★6,095 rev
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$95.274.7★6,874 rev
Newest
by launch date
InSinkErator Badger 500 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal Badger Series BADGER 500
InSinkErator$114.4565 rev
InSinkErator Essentials ES50 Kitchen Garbage Disposal with Power Cord 1/2 HP Motor Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer ES50 W/C
InSinkErator$81.32170 rev
InSinkErator ES30 W/C 1/3 HP Motor Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal with Power Cord
InSinkErator$70.84141 rev
InSinkErator EVOLUTION 0.75HP 3/4 HP Advanced Series EZ Connect Continuous Feed Food Waste Garbage Disposal Gray
InSinkErator$185.061,631 rev
InSinkErator Power .75HP 3/4 HP Garbage Disposal Power Series EZ Connect Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer Black
InSinkErator$154.87979 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Moen Lite Series PRO Compact Continuous Feed Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord GXP33C
Moen$83.104.6★
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Food Waste Disposer L-3200
Waste King$100.274.4★
InSinkErator Badger 500 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal Badger Series BADGER 500
InSinkErator$114.454.5★
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Compact Food Waste Disposer L-111
Waste King$50.284.4★
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$95.274.7★
What buyers say about garbage disposals
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to set up”
“low noise”
“Great deal”
“Quality and reliable”
“As advertised”
“Fits perfectly”
“Seems durable”
“Quite operation and works great”
“easy to use”
“Disposal appears to be very well built and sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“which feels like you are breaking it”
“Its very loud”
“Water leaks”
“Install difficulty”
“Bad quality”
“its just stop working”
“Garbage Disposal”
“Manufacture defect”
“It's tiny”
“drains water slowly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is garbage disposals profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $15.2M/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the garbage disposals niche?
- 5 brands and 106 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in garbage disposals?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Noise Level, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 4.4%.
- When does demand for garbage disposals peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the garbage disposals niche?
- Listings span $50.28–$190.71; the average listing price is $106.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,406 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.