industrial shop vac
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 36% of clicks), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($32.85–$491.31) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Great36%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Good$121.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Good+26.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Good73%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay2.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$132K$132K/yr · 39K searches
Review moat
Bad6,520.7avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Bad$32.85–$491.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, industrial shop vac is a $132K/yr Amazon United States market (39K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
industrial shop vac market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $91K–$121K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.8%
- Avg BSR
- #1,119
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 4.2%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
19 falling
Sellers
92
Top-5 brand share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
21%
- Vacmaster26%
- Shop-Vac16%
- CRAFTSMAN13%
- VEVOR11%
- STANLEY8%
- Armor All6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +26.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
Top industrial shop vac search terms
- 6hp shop vac8K/yr
- outdoor vacuum for patio5K/yr
- shop vac 6hp7K/yr
- industrial shop vac8K/yr
- outdoor patio vacuum4K/yr
- stainless steel shop vac4K/yr
- shop vac 6 hp4K/yr
Top industrial 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
Vacmaster VOC812SF 1101 8-Gallon Premium Stainless Steel Wet/Dry Vacuum Red Edition 8 Gal
Vacmaster$90.294.5★3,288 rev
CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17595 16 Gallon 6.5 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum
CRAFTSMAN$132.314.7★8,594 rev
STANLEY 10 Gallon Wet Dry Vacuum 6 Peak HP Poly Built-in Drain Shop Vac Blower with Powerful Suction Multifunctional Shop Vacuum W/ 6 Horsepower Motor for Job Site Garage Basement Van Workshop
STANLEY$92.234.5★1,574 rev
Shop-Vac 5 Gallon 6.0 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum 1-1/2 Inch Diameter x 8 Foot Hose 20 Foot Cord Ideal for Jobsite Garage Workshop & Home
Shop-Vac$112.254.2★134 rev
Vacmaster Professional Beast Series VFB511H 0201 5-Gallon 5.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac Black
Vacmaster$98.664.4★964 rev
Newest
by launch date
Vacmaster Professional Beast Series 14-Gallon* 6.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum - VJE1412SW 0203
Vacmaster$195.8223 rev
Aerojet Sweeper- Rocket Cordless Air Broom- Rechargeable Lightweight Power Blower for Indoor & Outdoor Lawn Care Patio Driveway Turf & Garage- Adjustable Pole Ergonomic Handle Battery & Charger
Spark Innovators$57.5353 rev
VEVOR Shop Vac 8 Gallon Wet Dry Shop Vacuum 6 Peak HP with One-Button Self-Cleaning Dual-Filter 900W Input Power 1.25in x 7ft Hose 9.8ft Cord Metal Tank for Jobsite Workshop Garage Home
VEVOR$61.8761 rev
Vacmaster 16-Gallon 6.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum VJH1612PF 1101 Red
Vacmaster$135.251,078 rev
Vacmaster VOC812SF 1101 8-Gallon Premium Stainless Steel Wet/Dry Vacuum Red Edition 8 Gal
Vacmaster$90.293,288 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAerojet Sweeper- Rocket Cordless Air Broom- Rechargeable Lightweight Power Blower for Indoor & Outdoor Lawn Care Patio Driveway Turf & Garage- Adjustable Pole Ergonomic Handle Battery & Charger
Spark Innovators$57.533.4★
Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange
Armor All$36.864.4★
Vacmaster Professional Beast Series 14-Gallon* 6.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum - VJE1412SW 0203
Vacmaster$195.824.3★
VEVOR Walk-Behind Hand Push Floor Sweeper with 25.6 Sweeping Width
VEVOR$89.524.4★
Bissell 2033M Featherweight Stick Lightweight Bagless Vacuum and Electric Broom with Crevice Tool for Hard Floors and Carpets Black
Bissell$32.854.4★
What buyers say about industrial shop vac
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Cleans well”
“Excellent value”
“Amazing suction”
“Love this vacuum it's lightweight”
“Excellent product”
“easy to handle”
“Plenty of power”
“As advertised”
“Great attachments”
“Fits perfectly”
What buyers complain about
“No suction power”
“broke 1st use”
“Too big”
“Bad quality”
“Barely works”
“Cons: Pricey”
“it did not work well with attachments”
“It is hard to come out”
“creating a huge mess”
“pretty flimsy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is industrial shop vac profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $132K/yr across 37 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +26.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the industrial shop vac niche?
- 19 brands and 92 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in industrial shop vac?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Suction, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.7%.
- When does demand for industrial shop vac peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the industrial shop vac niche?
- Listings span $32.85–$491.31; the average listing price is $121.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,521 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.