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How Many Google Reviews Do Fort Lauderdale Businesses Have?

The typical business in Fort Lauderdale, FL has 111 Google reviews and a 4.5-star average rating, based on 1,477 local Google Business Profiles across 36 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Fort Lauderdale businesses have 23% fewer reviews, ranking #16 of 21 Florida 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

111

Average rating

4.5

Rated 4.5+

67%

Reviews vs. US

−23%

same categories

How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in Fort Lauderdale

The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of Fort Lauderdale businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, hotels and lodging in Fort Lauderdale need 1,707 reviews to reach the top 25% and 3,504 for the top 10%.

Category Businesses Median reviews Top 25% Top 10% Avg. rating vs. US median
Hotels and Lodging 102 720 1,707+ 3,504+ 4.0 −10%
Gyms 82 61 135+ 291+ 4.8 −22%
Restaurants 78 1,086 2,089+ 5,132+ 4.5 +28%
Lawyers 76 111 217+ 365+ 4.9 +25%
Auto Repair Shops 71 90 258+ 654+ 4.5 −36%
Accountants 70 6 21+ 74+ 4.7 −46%
Bars 67 860 1,942+ 2,969+ 4.4 +30%
Gas Stations 65 108 180+ 224+ 3.5 +17%
Dentists 58 221 507+ 734+ 4.8 −29%
Pharmacies 53 16 42+ 97+ 4.0 −38%
Retail Stores 53 69 246+ 634+ 4.8 −48%
Spas 53 126 189+ 349+ 4.6 +31%
Cafes 41 325 574+ 1,011+ 4.7 ≈ same
Hair Salons 39 147 229+ 319+ 4.8 +28%
Laundromats and Dry Cleaners 38 47 105+ 202+ 4.3 −57%
Car Washes 37 11 78+ 480+ 4.4 −95%
Florists 35 42 111+ 212+ 4.6 −38%
Beauty Salons 33 116 158+ 380+ 4.8 ≈ same
Grocery Stores 33 194 1,073+ 1,354+ 4.3 −77%
Financial Services 30 67 142+ 204+ 4.6 ≈ same
General Contractors 30 33 124+ 185+ 4.8 −66%
Electricians 26 19 32+ 56+ 4.6 −39%
Plumbers 25 60 241+ 804+ 4.8 −64%
Self Storage 25 485 638+ 843+ 4.6 +172%
Health and Wellness 24 40 102+ 145+ 4.8 +14%
Veterinarians 24 192 341+ 412+ 4.5 −24%
Locksmiths 16 79 130+ — 4.8 −19%
Moving Companies 16 451 831+ — 4.8 +45%
Pet Stores 15 105 256+ — 4.5 −64%
Supermarkets 15 675 2,145+ — 4.2 −40%
Schools 14 20 43+ — 4.5 −15%
Bookstores 12 62 379+ — 4.1 −66%
Drugstores 12 109 156+ — 2.9 +19%
Furniture Stores 12 45 134+ — 4.3 −23%
Bike Shops 11 79 354+ — 4.5 −44%
Home Goods Stores 10 8 49+ — 4.4 −82%

Categories with at least 10 reviewed businesses in Fort Lauderdale; top 10% shown when a category has 20 or more. "vs. US median" compares the Fort Lauderdale median with the median for the same category across all 48,320 businesses in the study.

How Fort Lauderdale Compares

Measured category by category against the US, Fort Lauderdale ranks #47 of 71 cities in our study and #16 of 21 in Florida. Local businesses have fewer reviews than their peers nationally, so a steady stream of new reviews stands out faster here than in most cities.

Ahead of the US

Behind the US: room to stand out

  • Car Washes95% fewer
  • Home Goods Stores82% fewer
  • Grocery Stores77% fewer

How Reviews Are Spread Across Fort Lauderdale Businesses

11.3% of Fort Lauderdale businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 12.7% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are restaurants (1,086), bars (860) and hotels and lodging (720); the least reviewed are accountants (6), home goods stores (8) and car washes (11) (median reviews).

1 to 9 reviews Fort Lauderdale 11.3% · US 8.0%
10 to 49 reviews Fort Lauderdale 22.3% · US 20.9%
50 to 199 reviews Fort Lauderdale 30.1% · US 29.4%
200 to 999 reviews Fort Lauderdale 23.5% · US 29.3%
1,000+ reviews Fort Lauderdale 12.7% · US 12.5%

Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: Fort Lauderdale. Gray: all businesses in the study.

Using These Numbers

  1. Find your category above and note the top 25% number. That's a realistic goal for standing out in Fort Lauderdale.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Fort Lauderdale: FAQ

The typical (median) business in Fort Lauderdale, FL has 111 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.5 stars. 67.0% of Fort Lauderdale businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 1,477 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.

Hotels and Lodging are the most common category in our Fort Lauderdale data (102 businesses). The median has 720 reviews; 1,707 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally, and 3,504 in the top 10%.

Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Fort Lauderdale businesses have 23% fewer Google reviews. That ranks Fort Lauderdale #47 of the 71 cities in our study and #16 of 21 in Florida.

By median review count: Restaurants (1,086), Bars (860), Hotels and Lodging (720). The fewest: Accountants (6), Home Goods Stores (8), Car Washes (11).

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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