Guides/Minnesota/Minneapolis

City Overview

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Complete analysis of 351 contractors across 4 trades.

351

Contractors Analyzed

19.7

Average Score

0.3%

AI-Ready

Medium

Competition

**MARKET MATURITY: Emerging** — At 0.3% AI-ready, Minneapolis is an emerging market—early adopters haven't yet established dominance. Maximum opportunity for those who act now.

📊 Key Findings

•99.7% of contractors in Minneapolis are invisible to AI systems
•General Contractor lead with 0.3% AI-ready
•Only 9% have proper schema markup

"In a competitive market like Minneapolis, the contractors who've invested in their digital presence are pulling ahead. But even here, we're seeing that most businesses haven't optimized for AI discovery — it's still early enough to establish dominance."
— Gabriel Bujold, Co-Founder, VerifiedNode

Media inquiries: press@verifiednode.com

Top Performers by Trade

Scores based on Verified Node AI Trust Index

The Digital Divide

Of 351 contractors in Minneapolis, only 1 (0.3%) have the digital signals AI assistants surface. The other 350 are effectively invisible when consumers ask ChatGPT for recommendations.

Market Analysis

Minneapolis presents a balanced opportunity with 351 contractors across 4 trades. At 0.3% AI visibility, there's still room to position favorably.

Schema Opportunity

Only 9% of contractors in Minneapolis have structured data—that's 319 competitors invisible to AI systems. Adding JSON-LD schema is a quick win with immediate impact.

Has Website

100%

Has Schema

Recommended Actions

Implement structured data

Only 9% of contractors in Minneapolis use schema.org. Adding JSON-LD can boost your score by 15-25 points.

High impact

Get VerifiedNode verification

Verified businesses in Minneapolis receive enhanced AI trust signals and priority visibility in recommendations.

Medium impact

Score Distribution

0%AI-Ready

Excellent (76-100)(1)

Good (51-75)(33)

Fair (26-50)(317)

AI Visibility by Trade

Average score indicates relative AI visibility by trade

Vertical Comparison

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Trade	Businesses	Avg Score	AI-Ready	Website	Schema	Competition	Top Performer
General Contractor	344	19.5	0.3%	100%	9%	Medium	Zeus Jones 78/100
Roofer	5	32.4	0%	100%	0%	Low	Nokomis Roofing 52/100
Plumber	1	0	0%	100%	0%	Low	RightMark Plumbing 0/100
Electrician	1	37	0%	100%	0%	Low	Xcel Energy 37/100

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Methodology

This analysis aggregates data from 351 contractors across 4 trades in Minneapolis. Scores are calculated using our proprietary AI Trust Index.

Google Maps data via Apify