How Many Google Reviews Do Bay City Businesses Have?
The typical business in Bay City, MI has 67 Google reviews and a 4.45-star average rating, based on 359 local Google Business Profiles across 14 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Bay City businesses have 39% fewer reviews, ranking #1 of 3 Michigan cities in our study.
Source: Feedback Guru analysis of public Google Business Profile data, collected December 2024 to January 2025. Methodology in the Google review statistics study.
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Median reviews
67
Average rating
4.45
Rated 4.5+
62%
Reviews vs. US
−39%
same categories
How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in Bay City
The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of Bay City businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, restaurants in Bay City need 1,253 reviews to reach the top 25% and 1,679 for the top 10%.
| Category | Businesses | Median reviews | Top 25% | Top 10% | Avg. rating | vs. US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 29 | 756 | 1,253+ | 1,679+ | 4.5 | −11% |
| Auto Repair Shops | 25 | 101 | 229+ | 496+ | 4.7 | −28% |
| Dentists | 20 | 86 | 497+ | 581+ | 4.7 | −72% |
| Lawyers | 20 | 21 | 71+ | 209+ | 4.6 | −76% |
| Accountants | 19 | 13 | 28+ | — | 4.7 | +8% |
| Gas Stations | 19 | 69 | 195+ | — | 4.0 | −25% |
| Bars | 18 | 316 | 493+ | — | 4.4 | −52% |
| Beauty Salons | 18 | 66 | 97+ | — | 4.8 | −42% |
| Self Storage | 18 | 8 | 20+ | — | 4.2 | −95% |
| Gyms | 16 | 24 | 114+ | — | 4.8 | −69% |
| Electricians | 14 | 17 | 54+ | — | 4.3 | −45% |
| Pharmacies | 12 | 20 | 68+ | — | 4.1 | −23% |
| General Contractors | 11 | 63 | 105+ | — | 4.6 | −36% |
| Hotels and Lodging | 11 | 578 | 671+ | — | 4.0 | −28% |
Categories with at least 10 reviewed businesses in Bay City; top 10% shown when a category has 20 or more. "vs. US median" compares the Bay City median with the median for the same category across all 48,320 businesses in the study.
How Bay City Compares
Measured category by category against the US, Bay City ranks #59 of 71 cities in our study and #1 of 3 in Michigan. Local businesses have fewer reviews than their peers nationally, so a steady stream of new reviews stands out faster here than in most cities.
How Reviews Are Spread Across Bay City Businesses
16.4% of Bay City businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 5.6% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are restaurants (756), hotels and lodging (578) and bars (316); the least reviewed are self storage (8), accountants (13) and electricians (17) (median reviews).
Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: Bay City. Gray: all businesses in the study.
Using These Numbers
- Find your category above and note the top 25% number. That's a realistic goal for standing out in Bay City.
- Ask every customer, the same way. A link in your follow-up email or text and a QR code at the counter or on receipts. See how to get more Google reviews.
- Keep it steady and reply. Recent reviews and owner replies both matter, so a few new reviews every week beats a one-time push.
Google Reviews in Bay City: FAQ
The typical (median) business in Bay City, MI has 67 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.45 stars. 62.1% of Bay City businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 359 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.
Restaurants are the most common category in our Bay City data (29 businesses). The median has 756 reviews; 1,253 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally, and 1,679 in the top 10%.
Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Bay City businesses have 39% fewer Google reviews. That ranks Bay City #59 of the 71 cities in our study and #1 of 3 in Michigan.
By median review count: Restaurants (756), Hotels and Lodging (578), Bars (316). The fewest: Self Storage (8), Accountants (13), Electricians (17).
Ask every customer, the same way, every time: a link in your follow-up email or text, a QR code at the counter or on receipts. Make it a few taps, reply to the reviews you get, and keep it steady, because recent reviews count. Feedback Guru gives you a free review link and QR code for this.
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