metal electrical box
Skip itA small market ($56K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$22.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great179.54avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$7.71–$68.14cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Good3.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+2.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$56K$56K/yr · 42K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, metal electrical box is a $56K/yr Amazon United States market (42K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
metal electrical box market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $45K–$56K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.8%
- Avg BSR
- #255
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 96%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 155 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 rising
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
25%
- RACO38%
- OHLECTRIC13%
- QWORK7%
- Airmont Products7%
- Copkim6%
- DJC Supply5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top metal electrical box search terms
- 4x4 electrical box11K/yr
- 1900 box electrical6K/yr
- 4x4 junction box5K/yr
- 2 gang metal electrical box6K/yr
- 4 square electrical box5K/yr
- 4 square box4K/yr
- 4 inch electrical box3K/yr
- 4 electrical box3K/yr
Top metal electrical box 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
RACO 239 4 in. Square Plenum Box Eleven 1/2 and Five 3/4 in. Knockouts Drawn 2-1/8 in. Deep Gray
RACO$7.874.5★288 rev
RACO 680 2-Device 2-1/8-Inch Deep 1/2-Inch Side Knockouts 4-Inch Square Switch Box Drawn
RACO$9.534.8★309 rev
RACO 232 4 in. Square Electrical Box 2-1/8-Inch Deep 1/2-in. and 3/4-in. Side Knockouts Welded Gray 25-Pack
RACO$68.144.7★961 rev
QWORK 4 Square Electrical Box 12-Pack Galvanized Metal 21 Cu. in. Capacity Knockouts 1/2 & 3/4 Electrical Junction Box
QWORK$24.473.9★13 rev
LeMotech Junction Box Electrical Box IP65 Water Resistant Dustproof ABS Plastic Project Enclosure for Electronics White External Size 3.9 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch
LeMotech$8.684.4★1,235 rev
Newest
by launch date
Stratus 4 Welded Metal Square Electrical Box 2-1/8 Deep with Ten 1/2 Knockouts and Six TKOs Raised Ground - Heavy-Duty Galvanized Steel Electrical Box for Switches and Outlets 4-Pack
Stratus$18.950 rev
![OHLECTRIC Heavy-Duty 4x4 Welded Metal Electrical Junction Box (10-Pack) 2- Deep Square Electrical Box [16 KOs & ] Grounded 30.3 Cu in Capacity Drawn Construction Steel Utility Box Enclosure](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WzBsZaUEL.jpg)
OHLECTRIC Heavy-Duty 4x4 Welded Metal Electrical Junction Box (10-Pack) 2- Deep Square Electrical Box [16 KOs & ] Grounded 30.3 Cu in Capacity Drawn Construction Steel Utility Box Enclosure
OHLECTRIC$34.059 rev
4x4 Square Juntion Box with 2-Gang Duplex Receptacle Cover-4 Sets Galvanized Steel Electrical Box with 10 * 1/2 & 6 * 3/4 Knockouts Standard Square Metal Outlet Box-with Screws
Shangxi-Handcraft$23.582 rev
4x4 Square Junction Box with Cover-4 Sets Galvanized Steel Electrical Box with 10 * 1/2 & 6 * 3/4 Knockouts Square Metal Outlet Box-Without Screws
Shangxi-Handcraft$19.727 rev
OHLECTRIC 4x4 Electrical Junction Boxes (10-Pack) 1-1/2 Deep 21 Cu.in. Heavy-Duty 4 Inch Metal Outlet Boxes Steel Electrical Box for Dual Duplex Receptacles Industrial Grade Square Electrical Box
OHLECTRIC$30.0025 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumStratus 4 Welded Metal Square Electrical Box 2-1/8 Deep with Ten 1/2 Knockouts and Six TKOs Raised Ground - Heavy-Duty Galvanized Steel Electrical Box for Switches and Outlets 4-Pack
Stratus$18.950.0★
QWORK 4 Square Electrical Box 12-Pack Galvanized Metal 21 Cu. in. Capacity Knockouts 1/2 & 3/4 Electrical Junction Box
QWORK$24.473.9★
OHLECTRIC Heavy-Duty 4x4 Welded Metal Electrical Junction Box (10-Pack) 2- Deep Square Electrical Box [16 KOs & ] Grounded 30.3 Cu in Capacity Drawn Construction Steel Utility Box Enclosure
OHLECTRIC$34.054.8★
DJC Supply 4 x 4 x 2.4 Weatherproof Electrical Junction Box IP65 Waterproof Outdoor Enclosure Polystyrene Plastic Rubber Seal Wall Mount Universal Conduit Box for Outdoor & Indoor (1 Pack)
DJC Supply$12.654.4★
4x4 Square Juntion Box with 2-Gang Duplex Receptacle Cover-4 Sets Galvanized Steel Electrical Box with 10 * 1/2 & 6 * 3/4 Knockouts Standard Square Metal Outlet Box-with Screws
Shangxi-Handcraft$23.583.0★
What buyers say about metal electrical box
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good Quality”
“Good price”
“As advertised”
“The junction box seems sturdy”
“the right size”
“doesn't feel flimsy at all which gives me a lot of confidence in the installation”
“this is a good product I would recommend buying this to anyone good durability”
“Works great”
“Easy to use”
“Installation is straightforward thanks to the sturdy design”
What buyers complain about
“no screw holes for mounting”
“sometimes cheaper at a box store”
“Cheap”
“Warn- no screws”
“These are thick”
“Flimsy, and pop outs need to be drilled”
“However, they are small”
“I have seen jobs fail inspection because a relatively minor component lacked an approval marking”
“So thats kind of inconvenient”
“Not clean enough for finished walls”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is metal electrical box profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $56K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the metal electrical box niche?
- 14 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in metal electrical box?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Mounting, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.0%.
- When does demand for metal electrical box peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the metal electrical box niche?
- Listings span $7.71–$68.14; the average listing price is $22.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 180 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.