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Google Ads for Paving Contractors in San Francisco, CA
Search campaigns for asphalt paving, sealcoating and repair contractors in San Francisco, built around a 15-mile starting radius and San Francisco's year-round season.
Market snapshot
- Population
- 865K
- County
- City and County of San Francisco
- Paving season
- Year-round
- Campaigns
- Year-round
- 10K+ places ≤25 mi
- 48
- Nearest large metro
- San Francisco (itself)
Google Ads radius and targets for San Francisco
GeoNames counts 48 places of 10,000+ residents within 25 miles of San Francisco (about 3.4 million people), a dense metro market. We start at 15 miles because so much population sits close in that a wider radius would buy clicks from drive times your crews won't want. That radius holds 20 such places and about 2.1 million residents.
| Community | Distance | Direction from city | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland, CA | 8 mi | east | 419K |
| Berkeley, CA | 10 mi | northeast | 121K |
| Richmond, CA | 12 mi | north | 110K |
| Daly City, CA | 5 mi | southwest | 107K |
| San Leandro, CA | 15 mi | east | 91K |
| Alameda, CA | 9 mi | east | 79K |
| South San Francisco, CA | 8 mi | south | 67K |
| San Bruno, CA | 10 mi | south | 43K |
| Pacifica, CA | 12 mi | south | 39K |
| Burlingame, CA | 14 mi | south | 30K |
| San Pablo, CA | 14 mi | north | 30K |
| El Cerrito, CA | 11 mi | northeast | 24K |
| Millbrae, CA | 12 mi | south | 23K |
| Albany, CA | 10 mi | northeast | 20K |
Just outside 15 miles: San Rafael (15 mi NW), San Mateo (16 mi S), El Sobrante (16 mi NE), San Anselmo (16 mi NW), Moraga (16 mi E) and Foster City (17 mi SE). Add these as a separate lower-bid campaign only if crews will travel that far.
Other markets in our directory inside the radius: Oakland (8 mi).
Schedule and budget in San Francisco
San Francisco runs on Pacific time, so ad schedules and call-only hours follow Pacific business hours. San Francisco's season is year-round: budgets stay on and shift toward repair and maintenance searches in slow months. Residential terms like "driveway paving San Francisco" and commercial terms like "parking lot paving San Francisco" get separate campaigns and landing pages.
How San Francisco compares with nearby markets
| Market | Distance | Pop. ≤25 mi | Season | Live by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | — | 3.4M | Year-round | Year-round |
| Oakland, CA | 8 mi | 4.0M | Year-round | Year-round |
| Fremont, CA | 28 mi | 3.9M | Year-round | Year-round |
| San Jose, CA | 42 mi | 2.6M | Year-round | Year-round |
| Stockton, CA | 63 mi | 755K | March–November | January |
| Sacramento, CA | 75 mi | 1.9M | March–November | January |
FAQ
Google Ads in San Francisco: common questions
How wide should a Google Ads radius be for San Francisco?
Start at 15 miles. About 3.4 million people live in the 48 places of 10,000+ within 25 miles of San Francisco; 15 miles includes 20 of them, led by Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond.
When should San Francisco paving contractors turn on Google Ads?
Any time; San Francisco's season is year-round, so campaigns run continuously with monthly budget changes on Pacific time.