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Geography overview · September 2026

California

United States
Lines measured
3
Searches tracked
58
Average AIO rate
91.5%
Metros measured
11
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Insurance search in California

Every month we run the same insurance searches here and record four things: who ranks, who Google's AI Overview names, who it credits as a source, and who holds the local map pack. A Google AIO appeared on 91.5% of the searches we track in California.

Local search in California

Map pack occupancy, measured per metro

Near-me insurance searches return a map rather than a written answer almost every time. These are the California metros we measure.

Local pack summary for metros in California, September 2026
MetroHolds the most slots BusinessesMedian rating
Anaheim Anaheim Insurance & Vehicle 11 4.9
Bakersfield InsureOne Insurance 11 4.8
Fresno Fiesta Auto Insurance & Tax Service 10 4.9
Long Beach Only Way Insurance Services 9 4.8
Los Angeles Freeway Insurance 14 5
Oakland Near By Insurance Agency 9 5
Riverside Riverside Insurance Agency Inc. 8 4.9
Sacramento Auto Insurance Sacramento 10 5
San Diego Let's Insure - San Diego 6 5
San Francisco April Insurance Agency 10 5
San Jose Auto Insurance Agency San Jose 11 5

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What is measured position-weighted organic visibility, share of sources cited in Google AI Overviews, share of answers naming a brand, and local pack occupancy. Reported separately and never combined into one score.

Single capture September 2026 is one capture per geography. Three-capture medians with a published spread begin in September.

Method published in full, including what it gets wrong.