We help a handful of small to midsize local services companies, and I’d actually say Google Ads has been doing exceptionally well lately.
Specifically, one of our smallest clients spends <$1k/mo on Google Ads, but they are able to book $10k+ in revenue from Google Ads alone.
However, this may have a lot to do with specific governmental restrictions in your area. Are you working in a region which has been forced to lock down? That has really affected the business of many local service companies. Our clients are mostly in an essentially unrestricted region.