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title: "Shop Vac — $26.0M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 59/100 · $26.0M/yr market · 7.6M searches/yr · $92.56 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **shop vac**
**Launch it**
A $26.0M/yr market growing +11.8% this quarter with returns at 4.3% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 100Growth 40Conversion 46Competition 76Returns 34Price range 36Avg price 78Brand share 67Review moat 24Quality gap 50
**Market size**
**Incredible****$26.0M**
$26.0M/yr · 7.6M searches
**Avg price**
**Great****$92.56**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****39%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Brand share**
**Good****65%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Okay****+11.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Okay****$36.86–$212.03**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****4.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Bad****6,035.25**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, shop vac is a $26.0M/yr Amazon United States market (7.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **shop vac market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **200K–250K**
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$18.5M–$23.1M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#33**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **98%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **35 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **154 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**17 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**121**
**Top-5 brand share**
**65%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**39%**
Top 20: 75%
**Open market**
**25%**
- CRAFTSMAN16% - Vacmaster15% - DEWALT12% - STANLEY11% - Amazon Basics11% - Shop-Vac10%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +11.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
250K150KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/shop-vac/trend)
## **Top shop vac search terms**
- **shop vac**3.1M/yr+13.2%3.2% conv. - **shop vacuum wet and dry**1.3M/yr+1.6%3.3% conv. - **wet dry vacuum cleaner**818K/yr-25.8%1.6% conv. - **wet dry vacuum**345K/yr+79.2%1.8% conv. - **wet vac**261K/yr+29.4%3.3% conv. - **wet vacuum**162K/yr+74.4%2.1% conv. - **shop vacuum**248K/yr+18.7%2.3% conv. - **shopvac**197K/yr+16.4%2.8% conv. - **wet dry vac**251K/yr+13.6%2.3% conv. - **water vacuum**92K/yr+43.6%1.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/shop-vac/search-terms)
## **Top 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.
0%3%$780K6%$1.6M9%$2.3M12%$3.1M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**CRAFTSMAN CMXEVBE17250 2.5 Gallon 2.5 Peak HP Wet Dry Shop Vacuum**CRAFTSMAN**$44.90**4.5★9,962 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QXWG93C) [2**Stanley - SL18116P Wet/Dry Vacuum 6 Gallon 4 Horsepower Black**STANLEY**$56.47**4.6★14,246 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IS94BWS) [3**Amazon Basics Wet Dry Shop Vacuum Cleaner 4 Gallon 3 HP Stainless Steel Grey/Black**Amazon Basics**$53.64**4.4★3,249 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09T3W8VSY) [4**Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange**Armor All**$36.86**4.4★3,015 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFXN155H) [5**Vacmaster Professional Beast Series VFB511H 0201 5-Gallon 5.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac Black**Vacmaster**$98.66**4.4★964 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2D3CGV8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Shop-Vac 5430112 4 Gallon 4 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum with Blower Function**Shop-Vac**$61.60**139 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWH1P67) [**BISSELL Little Green Mini Portable Carpet Cleaner 4075**Bissell**$82.42**9,667 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJMP6T3N) [**Vacmaster VOC812SF 1101 8-Gallon Premium Stainless Steel Wet/Dry Vacuum Red Edition 8 Gal**Vacmaster**$90.29**3,288 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7PVW4NF) [**Vacmaster Professional Beast Series VFB511H 0201 5-Gallon 5.5 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac Black**Vacmaster**$98.66**964 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2D3CGV8) [**DEWALT STEALTHSONIC 5 Gallon Ultra Quiet Wet Dry Shop Vac DXV05P-QT**DEWALT**$134.73**376 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1TVLWPM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Shop-Vac 5430112 4 Gallon 4 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum with Blower Function**Shop-Vac**$61.60**4.6★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWH1P67) [**Koblenz WD-2L Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner Home Car Garage Workshop 2.0 PHP**Koblenz**$38.79**4.3★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCT1CRYS) [**Armor All AA155 1.5-Gallon 2 Peak HP Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum Orange**Armor All**$36.86**4.4★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFXN155H) [**DEWALT 9 Gallon Wet/Dry VAC Heavy-Duty Shop Vacuum with Attachments 5 Peak HP with Blower Function DXV09PA**DEWALT**$117.19**4.7★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088BLNHDT) [**DEWALT STEALTHSONIC 5 Gallon Ultra Quiet Wet Dry Shop Vac DXV05P-QT**DEWALT**$134.73**4.6★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1TVLWPM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about shop vac**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Cleaning**20%
*“Cleans really well”*
**Ease Of Use**10%
*“Easy to connect”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Excellent Product”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Cheap price”*
**Suction**7%
*“Amazing suction”*
**Weight Light**4%
*“Love this vacuum it's lightweight”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Better than I expected”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“It cleans it self nicely”*
**Strength**3%
*“Amazing power”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Love this size”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Suction**9%
*“Doesn't suction”*
**Durability**9%
*“Broke Quickly”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**8%
*“Difficult to clean”*
**Leak-Proof**6%
*“Started leaking”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“No quality control”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“it's too short”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Did not work”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Found another brand cheaper”*
**Add-Ons/Attachments**2%
*“even moreso to see my attachment doesnt even attach”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“hard to handle”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**15%
**Suction**14%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Cleaning Modes**9%
**Value For Money**7%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Leak-Proof**5%
**Wet Cleaning**4%
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is shop vac profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $26.0M/yr across 48 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.8%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (59/100).
- **How competitive is the shop vac niche?**
- 17 brands and 121 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in shop vac?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Suction, Durability, Ease Of Cleaning. The return rate is 4.3%.
- **When does demand for shop vac peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the shop vac niche?**
- Listings span $36.86–$212.03; the average listing price is $92.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,035 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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