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Web design and SEO in Ottawa County, MI
Websites, local SEO and AI search for small businesses in Ottawa County, including Allendale and Grand Haven. Plans start at $199 a month with no setup fee, and your site launches in 3 to 6 weeks.
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Who we build for in Ottawa County
Utilities
A good site has to make service requests and emergency contacts easy to find.
Public Administration
A good site has to make forms, hours and contacts easy to find.
Wholesale Trade
A good site has to list what you carry and give buyers a clear way to get in touch.
What Ottawa County's numbers mean for your website
25.2% of Ottawa County residents are 18 to 34, a larger share than in most counties we serve.
Nationally, 97% of adults under 30 own a smartphone (Pew Research Center, 2025).
Every plan includes custom design (mobile-first) and tap to call on every page, and every site meets Lighthouse 95+ performance at launch.
79% of Ottawa County households own their home, a higher share than in most counties we serve.
Nationally, 97% of consumers read reviews for local businesses (BrightLocal, 2026).
We can add a before and after gallery (included in Growth) and a review request page (included in every plan).
Ottawa County has 2 cities of 5,000 or more people, including Allendale and Grand Haven.
Nationally, there was a 19% fall in "near me" searches from 2021 to 2024 as search engines work out local intent on their own (BrightLocal, 2025).
Service-area pages for your main cities count toward your page budget. Page budgets by plan.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
What you get in Ottawa County
- Plans from
- $199/mo on a 2-year term
- Setup fee
- None
- Launch
- 3 to 6 weeks
Hosting, SSL and monthly maintenance are included, with up to 8 content pages on the lowest plan. Site design licensed. Domain and content owned by client.
Will it pay for itself?
About the Ottawa County market
Whether you run a food processing company in Holland or a furniture manufacturer anywhere across Ottawa County, you're operating in a globally connected industrial community. The H.J. Heinz Company operates a pickle processing facility in Holland, and the county's food processing corridor sits alongside an office furniture cluster anchored by Haworth.
Whether you run a family medicine practice in Holland or a physical therapy clinic anywhere across Ottawa County, you're serving a West Michigan lakeshore community. Corewell Health West (formerly Spectrum Health) operates Zeeland Community Hospital and multiple primary care locations across Ottawa County, and local providers compete to be found by residents choosing their care.
Whether you run a residential remodeling company in Hudsonville or a landscape business anywhere across Ottawa County, you're tapping a homeowner market shaped by the region's manufacturing employers. Shape Corporation in Grand Haven is a major local employer, and the county's mid-size industrial employers, from Haworth to Herman Miller supplier plants, support a workforce of homeowners with steady incomes and genuine demand for local home-services businesses that show up where they search.
Ottawa County has 301,203 residents and is part of the Grand Rapids metro, which counts 1,162,152 people. Only two cities pass 5,000 residents: Allendale with 26,679 and Grand Haven with 10,996. Three ZIP codes are listed for the county, 49401, 49417 and 49456. A lot of the population lives outside those two cities, so a business here may serve a wide area, and it can help to say clearly how the Grand Rapids metro fits your service area.
This is a younger, settled county. The median age is 36.3, lower than in most counties we serve, and about 25% of residents are 18 to 34. Homeownership is about 79%, higher than most. Household income sits in the middle of our counties, with the 75,000 to 99,999 range the most common bracket. If you work with young families and new homeowners, a site could explain the first steps of a job, show nearby projects, and make it simple to request a visit or quote from a phone.
Business counts from 2022 show 6,697 establishments. Construction is the largest group at 1,001, ahead of Retail Trade with 779, Other Services with 771, Healthcare with 621 and Professional Services with 619. Manufacturing has 606, which is notable for a county this size. Construction runs at about 33 per 10,000 residents, so builders and trades have many neighbors. Untap Web builds sites for Ottawa County businesses that name the places they serve, keep the Google profile in line with the site, and describe services clearly enough for AI search tools to repeat accurately.
- Population
- 301,203
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids
- ZIP codes served
- 3
- Highest-earning industry
- Utilities
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Sources for each figure are listed under the full market data.
Full market data
Local market data
Ottawa County, MI. Census and industry figures, each with its source.
| Measure | Ottawa County |
|---|---|
| People and households, Ottawa County | |
| Population1 | 301,203 |
| Median household income12 | About $91,000 |
| Households that own their home1 | 79% |
| Median age1 | 36.3 |
| Cities of 5,000+1 | 2 |
| ZIP codes we serve3 | 3 |
| Metro | |
| Metro area1 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
| Metro population1 | 1,162,152 |
| Median earnings by industry, Ottawa County | |
| Utilities1 | $109,783 |
| Public Administration1 | $72,624 |
| Wholesale Trade1 | $71,830 |
- 1.U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (latest release in our data, 2023 to 2024), via Data USA.
- 2.Median household income is our estimate from the census household income brackets: the bracket holding the middle household, interpolated within that bracket.
- 3.ZIP codes linked to the county's cities in the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
ZIP codes we serve in Ottawa County
49401, 49417, 49456
Cities we serve in Ottawa County
We work with businesses in every community of 5,000 or more people in Ottawa County, MI, and the smaller communities around them.
- Allendale
- Grand Haven
Questions from Ottawa County, MI
What does the Ottawa County market look like for a local business?
The 2022 count shows 6,697 establishments across all sectors, led by Construction at 1,001 and Retail Trade at 779. Manufacturing has 606, a notable presence for a county this size. A site could show your work and services clearly so visitors can compare you with neighbors.
Should my Ottawa County site focus on Allendale or Grand Haven?
Allendale has 26,679 residents and Grand Haven 10,996, and both are places searchers may name. A site could describe the work you do in each, depending on where you serve. We help you pick which places to feature.
Ottawa County is part of the Grand Rapids metro. Does that affect search?
It could. The metro has 1,162,152 people, so searches may draw on businesses across it. A site that names your Ottawa County cities clearly helps visitors see you are nearby, and local search work supports that.
How soon can an Ottawa County business get started?
3 to 6 weeks once we have everything we need from you (your content, logins and photos) We build from the content, logins and photos you provide. Current plans and prices are on the plans page.
Other counties in the Grand Rapids metro
| County | Population |
|---|---|
| Kent County, MI | 663,150 |
Get a bid for your Ottawa County business
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