Handheld Shop Vac
FailThe top 5 products take 80% of clicks, so Handheld Shop Vac is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 6,968 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −6 vs the category median of 4842
- Market size
- $141K/yr63K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +19.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 80%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 86 sellers
Flapen Score
Handheld Shop Vac against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Handheld Shop Vac is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Handheld Shop Vac market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Handheld Shop Vac 63K times last year and spent an estimated $141K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–Jul. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
4.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 63K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +19.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $141K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 63K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +19.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $141Ka year
- Peak month
- April2.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- handheld shop vac20K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $54.78.
Listings sell for $54.78 on average, from $9.96 to $119.58. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $54.78 that is $5K to $14K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $54.78inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $9.96–$119.58
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $5K–$14K
- Returns
- 3.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #32 within Power Tools. It carries 14,854 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 90%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #32in Power Tools
- Average rating
- 4.42 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 14,854per listing
- Listings tracked
- 10
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 30 months
Products
Top Handheld Shop Vac products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
WORKSHOP Wet/Dry Vacs WS0255VA 2.5-Gallon 1.75 Peak HP Shop Vacuum Cleaner
- Price
- $52.42
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,364
- Age
- 7y ago

CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17250 2.5 Gallon 2.5 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
- Price
- $44.90
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,962
- Age
- 7y ago

Shop-Vac Wet/Dry Handheld Vacuum Cordless Wall-Mounted Hand Vac Black
- Price
- $30.74
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 4mo ago

CRAFTSMAN V20 Cordless Hand Vacuum 45 CFM 2 Stage Filtration System with Filter Bare Tool Only (CMCVH001B)
- Price
- $36.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,892
- Age
- 5y ago

Smilefil 9 Pack Wet Dry Vacuum Filter Bags Compatible with Stinger 2.5 to 5 Gallon WS0255VA WORKSHOP WS01025F Craftsman 9-38737 MultiFit VF2000 Select 2-1/2 to 5-Gallon Shop Vac Vacuums
- Price
- $9.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,279
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Shop-Vac Wet/Dry Handheld Vacuum Cordless Wall-Mounted Hand Vac Black
- Price
- $30.74
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 4mo ago

DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Shop Vac Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner Portable 2 Gallon Wet Dry Vac Strong Suction Shop Vacuum with Hepa Filter Tool Only (DCV580H)
- Price
- $119.58
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8,706
- Age
- 8y ago

Smilefil 9 Pack Wet Dry Vacuum Filter Bags Compatible with Stinger 2.5 to 5 Gallon WS0255VA WORKSHOP WS01025F Craftsman 9-38737 MultiFit VF2000 Select 2-1/2 to 5-Gallon Shop Vac Vacuums
- Price
- $9.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,279
- Age
- 6y ago

Cordless Vacuum for Dewalt Battery 5 in 1 Handheld Electric Vacuum Cleaner with 500W Powerful Motor 46 CFM Portable Hand Vacuum with Filtration HEPA for Floor Carpet Car (Battery Not Included)
- Price
- $55.91
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 1,551
- Age
- 2y ago

Black+Decker Dustbuster AdvancedClean Handheld Vacuum Cordless Compact Home and Car Vacuum with Crevice Tool Rotating Nozzle and Charging Station
- Price
- $51.17
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 110,797
- Age
- 14y ago
Newest
by launch date
Shop-Vac Wet/Dry Handheld Vacuum Cordless Wall-Mounted Hand Vac Black
- Price
- $30.74
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 4mo ago

Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange
- Price
- $36.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,015
- Age
- 2y ago

Cordless Vacuum for Dewalt Battery 5 in 1 Handheld Electric Vacuum Cleaner with 500W Powerful Motor 46 CFM Portable Hand Vacuum with Filtration HEPA for Floor Carpet Car (Battery Not Included)
- Price
- $55.91
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 1,551
- Age
- 2y ago

CRAFTSMAN V20 Cordless Hand Vacuum 45 CFM 2 Stage Filtration System with Filter Bare Tool Only (CMCVH001B)
- Price
- $36.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,892
- Age
- 5y ago

Smilefil 9 Pack Wet Dry Vacuum Filter Bags Compatible with Stinger 2.5 to 5 Gallon WS0255VA WORKSHOP WS01025F Craftsman 9-38737 MultiFit VF2000 Select 2-1/2 to 5-Gallon Shop Vac Vacuums
- Price
- $9.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,279
- Age
- 6y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 80% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
86
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- WORKSHOP Wet/Dry Vacs49%
- CRAFTSMAN18%
- DEWALT9%
- Shop-Vac8%
- S SMILEFIL5%
- BLACK+DECKER5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)
Demand
Handheld Shop Vac search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Apr, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Search terms
Top Handheld Shop Vac search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- handheld shop vac20K/yr
- stinger wet dry vac19K/yr
- hand held shop vac12K/yr
- stinger vacuum7K/yr
- stinger shop vac6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Handheld Shop Vac
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Poor suction power”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
19 topics
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FAQ
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