surface mount outlet box
Skip itA small market ($55K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Good725.05avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good5.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay3.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay$10.47avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-5.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad$5.38–$17.58cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$55K$55K/yr · 91K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, surface mount outlet box is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
surface mount outlet box market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $63K–$84K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.7%
- Avg BSR
- #343
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 flat
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
6%
- Leviton43%
- Wiremold32%
- Homoyoyo7%
- Cable Matters5%
- Sigma Engineered Solutions3%
- ELEGRP3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — -5.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top surface mount outlet box search terms
- surface mount outlet box33K/yr
- surface mount electrical box14K/yr
- surface mount outlet10K/yr
- wiremold box5K/yr
- wiremold outlet box7K/yr
- surface mount box4K/yr
- surface mount receptacle4K/yr
- wall mount electrical box4K/yr
- surface mount electrical outlet box4K/yr
- surface mount junction box3K/yr
Top surface mount outlet 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 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Single Gang 1.89 42777-1WA White Plastic
Leviton$5.964.6★2,166 rev
Wiremold Metal Raceway Extending Power On-Wall Outlet + Box White BW2-D
Wiremold$11.984.7★637 rev
Legrand - Wiremold Outlet Box to Use As Wiremold Raceway White Outlet Electric Box with Both the Outlet and Wiremold Box NMW2-D
Wiremold$9.124.6★1,148 rev
Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Single Gang 1.89 42777-1EA Black
Leviton$5.654.6★2,166 rev
Leviton 15 Amp 125 Volt Grounding Double Surface-Mount 2 Round or Flat Plugs Accepted 91-I Ivory
Leviton$15.274.6★204 rev
Newest
by launch date
5Pcs Surface Mount Outlet Box with Screws Single Gang Electrical Box Plastic Enclosure Surface Receptacle for Wall Mounted Switches and Outlets Cabinet Kitchen Garage Indoor Use 4.7x2.8x1.2IN
Homoyoyo$15.796 rev
5pcs Surface Mount Outlet Box Plastic Outlet Junction Box Electrical Enclosure Box Surface Mount Backbox Safety Installation Accessory for Home
MHFOOU$14.2122 rev
5Pcs Surface Mount Outlet Box Surface Mount Electrical Box Plastic Junction Electrical Enclosure ABS for Home Extender Wall Socket Indoor Use External Installat Screws Not Included Metric Thread
Homoyoyo$14.5034 rev
ELEGRP GFCI Outlet 15 Amp Self-Test GFI Electrical Outlet with Thinner Design TR Tamper Resistant GFCI Receptacle Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters with Wall Plate UL Listed Matte White 1 Pack
ELEGRP$12.661,831 rev
Maxmoral 1-Pack Surface Mounted Switch Socket Backbox with Single Gang Mount Panel
Maxmoral$8.5658 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum5Pcs Surface Mount Outlet Box with Screws Single Gang Electrical Box Plastic Enclosure Surface Receptacle for Wall Mounted Switches and Outlets Cabinet Kitchen Garage Indoor Use 4.7x2.8x1.2IN
Homoyoyo$15.793.8★
Legrand Wiremold NMW35 Nonmetallic Plastic Raceway for Extending Power 1 Gang Extra Deep Outlet Box 1 3/4 Deep White (1 Pack)
Wiremold$8.274.6★
Wiremold Metal Raceway Extending Power On-Wall Outlet + Box White BW2-D
Wiremold$11.984.7★
Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Dual Gang 1.89 42777-2WA White
Leviton$9.614.6★
Sigma Engineered Solutions 14250 Weatherproof 1/2 3 Hole 1-Gang Box Gray
Sigma Engineered Solutions$5.684.8★
What buyers say about surface mount outlet box
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As advertised”
“Seems well made”
“Great for the price”
“Easy install”
“Nice solid construction”
“Worked great”
“These are waterproof electrical boxes”
“good size to fit standard outlets sockets”
“Works and fits”
“Very durable”
What buyers complain about
“They are very expensive for the quality”
“there weren't enough threads to allow me to attach the wires”
“Did not work”
“not easily compatible with conduit cable clamps”
“They were not easy to use”
“Not even close to being thinner”
“the backing plate isn't as secure as I'd like”
“Nothing on the box or in the description states the cubic volume of the box so I used the dimensions in the description to roughly estimate the volume”
“not easily compatible with conduit cable clamps”
“Who the help designer this”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is surface mount outlet box profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $55K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the surface mount outlet box niche?
- 10 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in surface mount outlet box?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.4%.
- When does demand for surface mount outlet box peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the surface mount outlet box niche?
- Listings span $5.38–$17.58; the average listing price is $10.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 725 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.