Service Area Businesses: Should You List an Address

A common question for businesses that travel to customers rather than operate from a public storefront.

Understanding service area settings

Google Business Profile allows businesses without a public-facing storefront to hide their address while still specifying a service area, which is usually the right setting for mobile or in-home service businesses.

Listing a residential address publicly when it isn’t a legitimate storefront can create more problems than it solves.

Set your service area thoughtfully

An overly broad service area can dilute relevance for searches close to your actual base of operations.