Lockout statistics
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was wondering if anyone here knew what percentage of people lock
themselves out of their car or home each year. I don't even know if
there are any statistics on this in the first place.
If not, could any locksmiths in the group care to share how many
lockouts you do each year, and the population of the area in which
your business operates? I'm a new lockout business owner, and was
trying to figure out what my projected revenue may be in the coming
year.
Thanks ahead of time for your help! :)
Matt Warner
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area's population has lockouts, I also need to know if you are the
only locksmith in your area. If not, how many more are there. I know
that there's a number of other factors involved here that I'm not
including, but this may give me an approximate number. Thanks
again! :)
-Matt
Skipfromla
My service area has a population of about 1,000,000 and I average
about 2 home lockouts a month, more during the school year, fewer
when school is out and more during bad weather. Population of your
service area would be a guide but it would also depend on how many
locksmiths there are in your area. The last figures I saw said it
takes around 40,000 people to support one locksmith. As for car
lockouts, I no longer have anything to do them.
Skip
Stormin Mormon
my population area is. I'm in the suburbs. People do lock
their homes and cars, but I don't see much lockout business.
You going to do plumbing or something to keep yourself alive
in the meantime?
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> You going to do plumbing or something to keep yourself alive in the meantime?
Actually, I am currently working at a full-time job during the week
(Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:00pm), and then doing locksmithing in the
evenings and weekends. I'm also planning on expanding into rekeying
locks in the near future. There's several rentals in my town, and I
am the only locksmith in the immediate area, so I think there's a lot
of promise in this field for business. I just need to build-up an
inventory of blanks, pins, cores, etc. to have on hand.
I asked this question about lockouts on another locksmith forum of
which I am a member, and have received a lot of varied responses. One
guy's service area is 2 million people, and his company gets 16-20
lockouts per day (and that's with about 50 other locksmiths in the
same area). He has three other guys working with him. I've noticed
that the answer to my question seems to depend on several different
factors, such as population, amount and type of advertising, number of
locksmiths in area, reputation, etc.
Thanks,
Matt
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Stormin Mormon
I had a shop in a "near the city" suburb, I did a lot more
lockouts and lost keys. Now that I'm farther into the
country, much fewer lockouts. Country folks don't lock their
cars and houses as much.
How long have you been doing lockout business? What's your
experience, so far?
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> Worth noting, busines varies between city and country. When I had a shop in a "near the city" suburb, I did a lot more lockouts and lost keys. Now that I'm farther into the country, much fewer lockouts. Country folks don't lock their cars and houses as much.
Even though I live in a rural town, when I went to our city hall to
get my business license, the city clerk told me that she gets calls
all the time from people who have locked their keys in their cars.
Our city hall is also our police station, so they call there to see if
the police will unlock their car for them (which they won't). She
took several of my business cards, and said that they will come in
very handy. I've had several people in town tell me that I should be
kept very busy doing lockouts here. I know that before I got into
locksmithing, my wife and I accidentally locked our keys in our car
several times. Must be something in the water... lol! :)
> How long have you been doing lockout business? What's your experience, so far?
I have just officially opened my business a couple of weeks ago, and
have started advertising in the local newspaper. In fact, the
newspaper even ran an small article on the business, and I got a call
the very first night that the paper came out. Advertising is the key
in any business. After all, if people don't know you are there, they
won't call. :)
-Matt