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AEO for coworking spaces in Portland: AI search visibility ranking

By monitoraeo Last updated August 06, 2026 Refreshed every 90 days

How AI search engines rank coworking spaces in Portland by visibility and citations. 20 providers measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which providers the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Coworking operators serving Portland startups, independents, and remote teams with flexible desks, private offices, and collaborative workspace options. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →

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When it comes to coworking spaces in Portland, AI engines frequently mention Spaces as the standout leader. With a visibility percentage of 100, Spaces takes the top spot. Other notable contenders include Kiln and Industrious, both garnering significant attention but falling short of Spaces' dominance in visibility and recognition by AI engines.

The current rankings are heavily influenced by domains that AI engines often cite, such as google.com, vidacoworking.com, and reddit.com. These sources are a mix of search engines, specialized coworking aggregators, and community forums, providing a blend of expert insights and consumer reviews that shape the AI's perception of leading coworking spaces.

For buyers, this AI-generated list is a valuable resource since it focuses on factors such as recent reviews and third-party validation. When choosing from this list, consider how well each space is represented across these trusted sources, as it reflects both current user satisfaction and authoritative validation in the coworking sector.

At a glance

Category leader Spaces 100% visibility · named in 8 of 8 AI answers

Most cited brand Kiln 38% citation rate · the AI's most-trusted source brand in coworking spaces in Portland

Top cited domain google.com Referenced by AI across the coworking spaces in Portland query set — the highest-leverage PR target in this category

Visibility spread 100pp Gap between top and bottom of the ranking · 15 brands at 0% (invisible to the AI)

What we observed in this category

Spaces holds a commanding position in this category with 100% visibility and a composite score of 73.8, compared to the category average visibility of just 12.5%. Kiln sits second at 75% visibility and a composite score of 63.8. The gap between first and third place is stark: Industrious registers only 37.5% visibility and a composite score of 26.2, meaning the two leaders are operating in a materially different tier from the rest of the 20 brands audited.

The most notable divergence between visibility and citation sits with Kiln and CENTRL Office. Kiln earns a 37.5% citation rate despite ranking second in visibility, while Spaces leads visibility at 100% but is cited in only 12.5% of responses. CENTRL Office shows the sharpest inversion: 12.5% visibility but a 25% citation rate. Industrious and NedSpace each hold zero citation despite appearing in AI responses, making them named but not trusted as source material by the AI.

Google AI Mode is the sole engine recorded across all brands in this dataset. The top cited sources include google.com, vidacoworking.com, reddit.com, coworkingcafe.com, and pdxmonthly.com, alongside brand-owned domains kiln.com and centrloffice.com. This suggests the AI anchors on third-party aggregators and local media for this category rather than relying primarily on brand websites, which may explain the disconnect between high visibility scores and low citation rates for brands like Spaces.

Movers & shakers since last refresh

Biggest visibility risers

Kiln 12% → 75% · rank #2 → #2
+62pp
Spaces 75% → 100% · rank #1 → #1
+25pp
Industrious 12% → 38% · rank #5 → #3
+25pp

Biggest visibility fallers

WeWork 12% → 0% · rank #4 → #6
-12pp
Urban Office 12% → 0% · rank #6 → #19
-12pp

The AEO ranking

#	Brand	Visibility	Citation	Top engine
1	Spaces spacesworks.com	100%	12%	Google AI Mode
Spaces leads with 100% visibility, eight times the 12.5% category average, but its 12.5% citation rate is the lowest among the top three ranked brands.
2	Kiln kiln.com	75%	38%	Google AI Mode
Kiln combines the strongest citation rate in the dataset at 37.5% with 75% visibility, making it the only brand among the top five that scores highly on both metrics.
3	Industrious industriousoffice.com	38%	0%	Google AI Mode
Industrious rose two rank positions to third place with a 25-point visibility gain, but holds a 0% citation rate, meaning it appears in AI responses without being sourced.
4	NedSpace nedspace.com	25%	0%	Google AI Mode
NedSpace sits at 25% visibility, double the category average, but records zero citations, placing it in the named-but-not-trusted tier alongside Industrious.
5	CENTRL Office centrloffice.com	12%	25%	Google AI Mode
CENTRL Office shows the clearest visibility-citation inversion in the top five, with only 12.5% visibility but a 25% citation rate, twice the rate of the overall leader Spaces.
6	WeWork wework.com	0%	25%	Google AI Mode
7	The Evergreen theevergreenpdx.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
8	Office Evolution officeevolution.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
9	Intelligent Office intelligentoffice.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
10	Serendipity Labs serendipitylabs.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
11	Expansive expansive.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
12	Novel Coworking novelcoworking.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
13	DeskHub deskhub.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
14	Venture X venturex.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
15	Worksuites worksuites.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
16	Pacific Workplaces pacificworkplaces.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
17	The Outpost theoutpostpdx.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
18	Regus regus.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
19	Urban Office urbanofficepdx.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
20	Collective Agency collectiveagency.co	0%	0%	Google AI Mode

Sources AI engines trust in this category

Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on coworking spaces in Portland, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.

google.comvidacoworking.comreddit.comcoworkingcafe.comcentrloffice.comkiln.comrunningremote.compdxmonthly.com

How to read this AEO ranking

Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.

Visibility = being named

A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →

Citation rate = being trusted

Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →

Top engine differs by brand

The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →

AEO rankings move month to month

AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 90 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →

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Frequently asked about AEO for coworking spaces in Portland

Who leads AI visibility in the Portland coworking category?

Spaces leads with 100% visibility and a composite score of 73.8, ahead of Kiln at 75% visibility and a composite score of 63.8. The rest of the field falls sharply below these two brands.

Which brand is cited most often by Google AI Mode for Portland coworking queries?

Kiln has the highest citation rate at 37.5%, followed by CENTRL Office and WeWork at 25% each. Spaces, despite 100% visibility, is cited in only 12.5% of responses.

What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on when discussing Portland coworking spaces?

The top cited sources include google.com, vidacoworking.com, reddit.com, coworkingcafe.com, and pdxmonthly.com, alongside brand-owned domains kiln.com and centrloffice.com.

Which brands appear in AI responses but are never cited as a source?

Industrious and NedSpace both hold 0% citation rates despite visibility scores of 37.5% and 25% respectively, meaning the AI mentions them but does not reference their content.

Which brand saw the largest visibility increase in this audit period?

Kiln recorded the largest visibility delta, rising 62.5 percentage points from 12.5% to 75%, while also gaining 12.5 points in citation rate during the same period.

Which brand fell most sharply in AI visibility for Portland coworking?

Urban Office dropped 13 rank positions from 6th to 19th, losing 12.5 percentage points of visibility and falling to 0%, making it the biggest faller in the dataset.