What are the most heavily weighted local SEO ranking factors for service-area businesses following the latest Google Maps proximity updates?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the most heavily weighted local SEO ranking factors for service-area businesses following the latest Google Maps proximity updates?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 Google Maps local ranking proximity updates service area businesses ranking factors distance relevance prominence Google official guidance Google ↗
Google local ranking factors service area businesses proximity 2025 2026 local SEO study Whitespark Google ↗
- Whitespark's Official 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors Report: Your ultimate guide to local SEO success in 2026! · whitespark.ca
- Google's Local Algorithm and Local Ranking Factors · brightlocal.com
- Tips to improve your local ranking on Google · support.google.com
- Manage your service areas for service-area & hybrid businesses · support.google.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Google Maps local ranking proximity updates service area businesses ranking factors distance relevance prominence Google official guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google local ranking factors service area businesses proximity 2025 2026 local SEO study Whitespark OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |