Guides/Ontario/Grimsby

City Overview

Grimsby, Ontario

Complete analysis of 68 contractors across 1 trades.

Contractors Analyzed

39.3

Average Score

10.3%

AI-Ready

Low

Competition

**MARKET MATURITY: Emerging** — At 10.3% AI-ready, Grimsby is an emerging market—early adopters haven't yet established dominance. Maximum opportunity for those who act now.

📊 Key Findings

•89.7% of contractors in Grimsby are invisible to AI systems
•General Contractor lead with 10.3% AI-ready
•Grimsby ranks +0.2 points above Ontario average
•Only 3% have proper schema markup

"What we're seeing in Grimsby is typical of smaller Canadian markets — contractors who've built great reputations through word-of-mouth are now invisible to the AI systems their future customers are using. The opportunity here is massive for first movers."
— Gabriel Bujold, Co-Founder, VerifiedNode

Media inquiries: press@verifiednode.com

Top Performers by Trade

General Contractor

Major Refrigeration Ltd

Scores based on Verified Node AI Trust Index

The Digital Divide

Of 68 contractors in Grimsby, only 7 (10.3%) have the digital signals AI assistants surface. The other 61 are effectively invisible when consumers ask ChatGPT for recommendations.

Market Analysis

Grimsby offers an accessible market with 68 contractors across 1 trades. AI competition is low—only 10.3% are optimized. Now is the time to act.

Provincial Comparison

18 cities analyzed

Grimsby

39.3

Ontario Average

39.1

+0.2 above

Ontario Average

39.1

North York

43.7

Toronto

40.5

Whitchurch Stouffville

39.7

Ottawa

39.6

Orillia

39.6

Grimsby

39.3

39.3

38.4

37.6

37.4

Schema Opportunity

Only 3% of contractors in Grimsby have structured data—that's 66 competitors invisible to AI systems. Adding JSON-LD schema is a quick win with immediate impact.

Has Website

71%

Has Schema

Recommended Actions

Establish web presence

20 contractors in Grimsby lack a website. A professional site is the foundation of AI visibility.

High impact

Implement structured data

Only 3% of contractors in Grimsby use schema.org. Adding JSON-LD can boost your score by 15-25 points.

High impact

Get VerifiedNode verification

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

Medium impact

Score Distribution

10%AI-Ready

Excellent (76-100)(7)

Good (51-75)(11)

Fair (26-50)(50)

Vertical Comparison

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Trade	Businesses	Avg Score	AI-Ready	Website	Schema	Competition	Top Performer
General Contractor	68	39.3	10.3%	71%	3%	Low	Major Refrigeration Ltd 83/100

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Methodology

This analysis aggregates data from 68 contractors across 1 trades in Grimsby. Scores are calculated using our proprietary AI Trust Index.

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