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title: "Surface Mount Outlet Box — $55K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **surface mount outlet box**
**Skip it**
A small market ($55K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 14Growth 22Conversion 64Competition 47Returns 45Price range 21Avg price 37Brand share 23Review moat 69Quality gap 43
**Review moat**
**Good****725.05**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Good****5.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Okay****57%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Okay****3.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****$10.47**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****91%**
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–$17.58**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
2K2KBlack Friday '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/surface-mount-outlet-box/trend)
## **Top surface mount outlet box search terms**
- **surface mount outlet box**33K/yr-12.7%3.8% conv. - **surface mount electrical box**14K/yr+5.0%3.1% conv. - **surface mount outlet**10K/yr-17.8%2.8% conv. - **wiremold box**5K/yr+21.9%3.7% conv. - **wiremold outlet box**7K/yr-21.7%3.3% conv. - **surface mount box**4K/yr+8.8%2.3% conv. - **surface mount receptacle**4K/yr+14.1%1.9% conv. - **wall mount electrical box**4K/yr+29.0%1.9% conv. - **surface mount electrical outlet box**4K/yr+7.6%4.0% conv. - **surface mount junction box**3K/yr-4.0%1.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/surface-mount-outlet-box/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$5K20%$11K30%$16K40%$22K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Single Gang 1.89 42777-1WA White Plastic**Leviton**$5.96**4.6★2,166 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0028CIC8U) [2**Wiremold Metal Raceway Extending Power On-Wall Outlet + Box White BW2-D**Wiremold**$11.98**4.7★637 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008JCHU8G) [3**Legrand - Wiremold Outlet Box to Use As Wiremold Raceway White Outlet Electric Box with Both the Outlet and Wiremold Box NMW2-D**Wiremold**$9.12**4.6★1,148 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIGT6A) [4**Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Single Gang 1.89 42777-1EA Black**Leviton**$5.65**4.6★2,166 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AUHZKA) [5**Leviton 15 Amp 125 Volt Grounding Double Surface-Mount 2 Round or Flat Plugs Accepted 91-I Ivory**Leviton**$15.27**4.6★204 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ATVFUW)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$15.79**6 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBXW7DT7) [**5pcs Surface Mount Outlet Box Plastic Outlet Junction Box Electrical Enclosure Box Surface Mount Backbox Safety Installation Accessory for Home**MHFOOU**$14.21**22 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C397R2JL) [**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**$14.50**34 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPRLQRMR) [**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**$12.66**1,831 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJHJZ2KD) [**Maxmoral 1-Pack Surface Mounted Switch Socket Backbox with Single Gang Mount Panel**Maxmoral**$8.56**58 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VG6D922)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$15.79**3.8★**▲ 188%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBXW7DT7) [**Legrand Wiremold NMW35 Nonmetallic Plastic Raceway for Extending Power 1 Gang Extra Deep Outlet Box 1 3/4 Deep White (1 Pack)**Wiremold**$8.27**4.6★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BVXVFY) [**Wiremold Metal Raceway Extending Power On-Wall Outlet + Box White BW2-D**Wiremold**$11.98**4.7★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008JCHU8G) [**Leviton Surface Mount Backbox Dual Gang 1.89 42777-2WA White**Leviton**$9.61**4.6★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AUI374) [**Sigma Engineered Solutions 14250 Weatherproof 1/2 3 Hole 1-Gang Box Gray**Sigma Engineered Solutions**$5.68**4.8★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C3YD0QM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about surface mount outlet box**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**20%
*“As advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Seems well made”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Great for the price”*
**Assembly/Installation**13%
*“Easy install”*
**Design-Overall**6%
*“Nice solid construction”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“Worked great”*
**Water Resistance**3%
*“These are waterproof electrical boxes”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**3%
*“good size to fit standard outlets sockets”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Works and fits”*
**Durability**2%
*“Very durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“They are very expensive for the quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**11%
*“there weren't enough threads to allow me to attach the wires”*
**Functionality-Overall**9%
*“Did not work”*
**Mounting**7%
*“not easily compatible with conduit cable clamps”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“They were not easy to use”*
**Thin**4%
*“Not even close to being thinner”*
**Locking Mechanism**3%
*“the backing plate isn't as secure as I'd like”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“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”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“not easily compatible with conduit cable clamps”*
**Design-Overall**2%
*“Who the help designer this”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**32%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Color**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
**Material Quality**3%
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
## **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.
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