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Yolo County, CA · GEO Services
Yolo County GEO: Be Accurate Where Buyers Compare Closely
GEO, or generative engine optimization, puts accurate business information where AI engines look. For GEO services in Yolo County, the starting point is the market: Yolo County is a high-income market. GetPhound builds GEO into every Organic Growth plan, with no setup fee and no long-term contract.
Snapshot
What Sits Behind Yolo County's AI Answer Competition Score
AI Answer Competition Index
52.3/ 100
Currently ranked 718 among the 1,822 counties of at least 20,000 people, and 343 within our own 400-market set. Higher scores mean more established competitors per resident. How we work it out
We built this index around eleven categories where someone is likely to ask an assistant who to call (law, dental, medical, real estate, insurance, accounting, remodeling, plumbing and HVAC, roofing, electrical, auto repair). Each county of 20,000 or more residents gets a 0 to 100 score for how many established locations, with five or more employees, share its population. Yolo County scores 52.3, which is close to the middle of the pack.
The score is only part of the picture. Yolo County is an affluent county, and it is also a county made up of many sizeable towns. Below, each measure is set against the full list of counties.
- Population movement since 2020 +1.9% Above-average growth: 64th percentile
- County median for household income (2023 est.) $91,192 Upper tier: 89th percentile
- Established competitors per 10,000 residents 9.7 Light: 35th percentile
- Advice-led locations that are established (5+ staff) 35.6% Near the middle: 47th percentile
- Advice-led locations run by large employers (20+ staff) 2.8% Near the middle: 58th percentile
- Advice-led locations added or lost, 2017 to 2022 +9.7% Outpaces most: 69th percentile
- Cities and towns above 2,500 people 4 Place-rich: 73rd percentile
- Homes approved for construction in 2025, per 10,000 residents 18 Slow construction: 34th percentile
Each percentile places Yolo County among the 1,822 counties of 20,000 or more residents, as the share of them with a lower value. Built from: Census Bureau population estimates, County Business Patterns for 2017 and 2022, SAIPE income estimates and the Building Permits Survey.
Reading the market
Higher Incomes, Closer Comparisons in Yolo County
At $91,192, median household income in Yolo County sits above 89% of counties. Buyers who can afford to compare options typically do, and for a dentist, a remodeler or an attorney that comparison can include asking ChatGPT or reading a Google AI Overview. Accurate, detailed information is what gets a provider described well.
Two other features of the Yolo County market matter here. Yolo County has 4 communities above 2,500 residents, 3 of them above 10,000, more than 73% of counties. Advice-led locations in Yolo County grew 9.7% from 2017 to 2022, faster than in 69% of counties.
When it comes to GEO services for Yolo County businesses, affluent buyers do their research, so complete profiles and substantial local content earn their keep.
Home to 220,544 people, Yolo County is the 319th largest of 3,143 U.S. counties, and its headcount has moved +1.9% since the 2020 Census. Employers operate 4,444 locations here across all industries, roughly 20.2 for every 1,000 residents.
No single place dominates Yolo County: the largest, Davis, has about 30% of residents, and others include Woodland (61,123), West Sacramento (55,842) and Winters (7,694). An assistant asked about a service in one of them draws on local detail for that town, not for the whole county.
Communities
Who Lives Where in Yolo County
The largest places in Yolo County by resident count. For answer engine optimization (AEO) in Yolo County, the work is place by place: each service you offer can have content for each town you serve.
| Place | Percent of all county residents | People (2023 estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | 30% | 65,832 |
| Woodland | 28% | 61,123 |
| West Sacramento | 25% | 55,842 |
| Winters | 3% | 7,694 |
Figures are Census Bureau population estimates. A place can be a city, a town or a census-designated place, and a city shared with a neighboring county appears with just the Yolo County portion.
Who shares the answer
Which Yolo County Categories Have the Most Established Competitors
Every row is one of the eleven recommendation categories: established locations (five or more employees) in Yolo County, how that compares with the typical county, how the category as a whole has changed since 2017, and how many locations are large employers.
Kind of businessEstablished locationsCrowding vs. a typical countyChange in all locations, 2017 to 2022Locations with 20+ staff
Auto repair shopsDensest 39 -5.4% 4
Real estate agents and brokers 9 +10.5% 0
Roofing contractors 6 +30% 0
Residential remodelers 15 +31.1% 0
Dentists 51 -5.7% 0
Electrical contractorsGaining most 21 +65.4% 3
Accountants and CPA firms 11 -22.2% 0
Law offices 10 +0% 0
Plumbing and HVAC contractorsBiggest employers 18 +36.7% 7
Insurance agencies 11 -9.5% 0
Physicians and medical practicesMost open 22 +24.6% 3
Bars give each category's established locations (five or more employees) per 10,000 residents as a multiple of the middle county among those ranked; the dark tick is 1.0x. Change is measured on all locations in the category, not just established ones. Source: Census County Business Patterns (2017, 2022), which says nothing about AI behavior or search volume. Method
The busiest category in Yolo County is auto repair shops, with 39 established locations at 2.1x the density of a typical county, with the category as a whole down 5.4% since 2017. More comparable names means more weight on the details that tell them apart. The next most crowded categories are real estate agents and brokers (9 established locations, 2.0x) and residential remodelers (15 established locations, 1.2x). The lightest field belongs to physicians offices: 22 established locations, 0.5x the typical density, so an answer in that category has fewer names to weigh.
The fastest growth is in electrical contractors: locations of every size rose 65.4% since 2017, to 43, so new names keep appearing. Dentists shrank instead, losing 5.7% of their locations to land at 82. The biggest employers sit in plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, where 7 locations have 20 or more employees.
A word of caution: this table counts businesses. It does not measure how often an assistant is asked about any category, which businesses it names, or how many people use one. A crowded category calls for careful preparation and a quiet one for early action, but neither is a forecast.
New construction
Building in Yolo County Is Below Its 2021 High but Rising Again This Year
Bars show new housing units approved by building permits. From the Building Permits Survey (Census Bureau): annual county data plus matching January-to-August totals. Approved units may not be built yet.
From a high of 1,229 units in 2021, approvals in Yolo County dropped to 397 in 2025, about 68% less, and the 2025 rate of 18 per 10,000 residents is below 66% of counties. Year to date (January through August), approvals stand at 686, compared with 224 a year ago, a change of +206.3%.
Among businesses tied to building, real estate agents and brokers (2.0x typical) and residential remodelers (1.2x typical) are the most crowded in Yolo County. New households arrive without providers they trust, and a business whose details already match across the places AI engines read is easier for them to find described.
Similar markets
Where Else Does the Field Look Like Yolo County's?
Of the 400 markets we cover, these six sit nearest Yolo County on size, income, index score, firm size, growth and established share. Use them as context when you weigh AI search in Yolo County.
| Look-alike | AACI score | Population (2023) | Growth since the 2020 Census | How advice-led locations changed since 2017 | Share with 20+ staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolo County, CA (this market) | 52.3 | 220,544 | +1.9% | +9.7% | 2.8% |
| Medina County, OH | 63.5 | 184,042 | +0.9% | +4.7% | 3.2% |
| Licking County, OH | 51.9 | 183,201 | +2.6% | +13.6% | 4.1% |
| Kaufman County, TX | 45.6 | 185,690 | +27.8% | +16.9% | 4.2% |
| Henry County, GA | 52.3 | 254,613 | +5.8% | +8.3% | 5.4% |
| Warren County, OH | 52.2 | 252,148 | +4% | +15.1% | 4% |
| Sarpy County, NE | 60.6 | 199,886 | +4.9% | +13.5% | 4.6% |
Look-alikes are the six counties from the 400 markets we cover closest to this one on size, income, index score, firm size, growth and established share. Sources are listed above.
Closest of the six is Medina County, OH, at 63.5 on the index against 52.3 for Yolo County. One visible difference is firm size, with 5.4% of advice-led locations in Henry County, GA at 20 or more employees against 2.8% in Yolo County. These are neighbors in competition only; they say nothing about what to expect from AI engines.
Do the math
Run the Numbers on Generative Engine Optimization in Yolo County
Whether GEO pays off for you depends on your own figures, not a market average. Enter what a customer is worth and the plan you are weighing to see how many new customers a month cover it.
What you get
What GEO Services Cover for Yolo County Businesses
Listings that agree
We make your address, name and phone details agree on Google, Apple Maps, Yelp and every other listing engines read.
AI-ready local content
We publish conversational, hyper-local content that answers the questions people put to assistants about your services, focused on Yolo County first and foremost.
Reviews that engines read
AI engines scan review volume and sentiment, so we help you earn and answer reviews on a steady schedule.
Technical foundation
Technical SEO keeps your site readable by search engines and AI tools, and it is the foundation the rest of the work stands on.
Monthly visibility checks
Each month we test your visibility across Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, and reporting covers local rankings, AI visibility, citations, knowledge panels and platform traffic.
GEO sits next to our other work: local SEO, Google Maps optimization and, on the Gold and Platinum plans, a fully managed website. Paid campaigns on Bing, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Google are available separately for faster leads.
Step by step
How We Set Up AI Search Optimization for Yolo County Businesses
Audit the details engines read
We compare your NAP details and your site details across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp and the other places AI engines pull from, so they all agree.
Structure your pages
We implement schema markup on the pages that matter most: Review, LocalBusiness and FAQ markup, so engines can read who you are, where you work and what you offer.
Publish local answers
We create plain-language, hyper-local content that answers the questions people ask about your services and the places you serve.
Monitor and adapt
Each month we test your visibility across Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, then adjust the plan to the results. The report covers local rankings, AI visibility, citations, knowledge panels and platform traffic.
What it costs
Pricing for AI Search Optimization in Yolo County
GEO comes inside the Organic Growth plans, not as a separate purchase. None of the plans has a setup fee or a contract. Ask our CEO which plan fits.
Common questions
AI Search and GEO in Yolo County: Frequently Asked Questions
What does AI search optimization cost for businesses in Yolo County?
The fee is flat and billed monthly, and GEO is part of the Organic Growth plans rather than as a separate line item: $1,495 for Silver, $2,495 for Gold and $3,495 for Platinum. If you only want local landing pages, RankGuarantee™ is $495 a month alone and comes with every plan. Cancel anytime: there is no contract and no setup fee.
What does consistent business information mean?
It means your name, address and phone number, and other details like hours and services, read the same on Google, Apple Maps, Yelp and everywhere else an AI engine might look. The first step in our process is an audit of exactly that, because conflicting details make it harder for an engine to describe you correctly.
How do GEO and SEO work together?
GEO adds to SEO instead of taking its place, and Organic Growth includes both. Technical SEO is part of the GEO work itself, and the same accurate data, solid pages and reviews that help you in search give AI engines more to draw on. Our Organic Growth plans cover both.
What does generative engine optimization mean?
Think of SEO as winning a place in a list of links and GEO as making your details usable to engines that answer directly. That covers ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, and some people call it AEO. The two share groundwork, so Organic Growth includes both.
Is there a contract or a setup fee?
There is nothing to sign and no setup fee. Every plan is billed month to month at a flat rate, and we take only one business per category per city.
Is GEO the same as advertising on ChatGPT?
No, they are separate. Advertisers can buy labeled, sponsored ads in ChatGPT through a self-serve Ads Manager, and some Free and lower-priced plan users see them. Measurement is still maturing, and the ads do not influence the answers. GEO is the unpaid work behind accurate answers about your business.
How crowded are the recommendation categories in Yolo County?
About average. Yolo County comes in at 52.3 on our AI Answer Competition Index, ranking 718th among the 1,822 counties we rank, and 343rd within our 400-market set. Auto repair shops are the most crowded category here, at 2.1 times the typical county. The index counts established businesses, not AI behavior.
Can anyone guarantee that ChatGPT will mention my business in Yolo County?
Nobody can, including us. Our part is the groundwork that gives an engine more to go on: matching details on Google, Apple Maps, Yelp and the other listings, schema markup and local content. Because engines build trust in information gradually, any promised date would be a guess. Each month we test visibility across Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT and report what we see.
Does GEO help businesses with several locations?
It helps most there. To recommend a service locally, AI tools need consistent, verified data, so a name, address, phone number and set of hours that match across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp and the rest matter at each location. 2.8% of advice-led locations in Yolo County have 20 or more employees.
Next door
Beyond Yolo County: The Closest Markets
Closest to Yolo County, by distance between county centers, are these counties:
- Napa County, CA, 26 miles from Yolo County, 133,216 residents, index score 64.1
- Sutter County, CA (27 miles away; 97,948 people; AACI 61.2)
- Solano County, CA (29 miles away; 449,218 people; AACI 51.7)
- Sacramento County, CA (34 miles away; 1,584,288 people; AACI 67.3)
How it was made
The Yolo County Data and Where It Comes From
Public Census Bureau data is the only source behind this page, calculated the same way for each county so Yolo County can be set beside any other market. We use no client data and publish no AI mention counts, traffic or rankings: the index is a count of businesses and nothing more.
- Last updatedOctober 19, 2026
- SourcesCounty Business Patterns (2017, 2022) supplies the business counts, Census estimates (2023) the population and SAIPE (2023) the income. Permits: Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2026 year to date.
- How the index worksThe AI Answer Competition Index and the other measures on this page are defined on the methodology page. Every market is listed in the index.
- CorrectionsSpotted a mistake? Email hello@getphound.com and we will recheck it against the published data.
Talk to Us
Ready to Start Yolo County GEO?
Tell us what you sell and which parts of Yolo County you serve. We will show you how GEO fits into an Organic Growth plan for your business. Call 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com to set up a strategy session with our CEO.