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How Many Google Reviews Do Gainesville Businesses Have?

The typical business in Gainesville, FL has 160 Google reviews and a 4.47-star average rating, based on 348 local Google Business Profiles across 17 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Gainesville businesses have about the same number of reviews, ranking #11 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

160

Average rating

4.47

Rated 4.5+

62%

Reviews vs. US

≈ same

same categories

How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in Gainesville

The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of Gainesville businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, auto repair shops in Gainesville need 289 reviews to reach the top 25% and 641 for the top 10%.

Category Businesses Median reviews Top 25% Top 10% Avg. rating vs. US median
Auto Repair Shops 24 168 289+ 641+ 4.6 +19%
Retail Stores 24 157 239+ 494+ 4.7 +18%
Accountants 21 4 15+ 57+ 4.7 −67%
Dentists 20 594 757+ 870+ 4.7 +90%
Laundromats and Dry Cleaners 20 90 146+ 186+ 4.1 −17%
Pharmacies 20 16 27+ 44+ 4.1 −37%
Gas Stations 19 45 133+ — 3.4 −51%
Hotels and Lodging 19 866 1,134+ — 4.1 +8%
Bars 17 369 1,231+ — 4.4 −44%
Lawyers 17 212 326+ — 4.9 +138%
Restaurants 17 1,445 2,786+ — 4.6 +70%
Cafes 16 306 636+ — 4.7 −8%
Gyms 16 140 211+ — 4.8 +79%
Hair Salons 14 122 175+ — 4.8 +6%
Supermarkets 12 1,164 1,305+ — 4.5 ≈ same
Schools 11 22 30+ — 4.3 −8%
Spas 10 49 101+ — 4.6 −49%

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

How Gainesville Compares

Measured category by category against the US, Gainesville ranks #35 of 71 cities in our study and #11 of 21 in Florida. Review counts here are close to the national norm for the same kinds of businesses.

Ahead of the US

Behind the US: room to stand out

How Reviews Are Spread Across Gainesville Businesses

7.5% of Gainesville businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 14.9% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are restaurants (1,445), supermarkets (1,164) and hotels and lodging (866); the least reviewed are accountants (4), pharmacies (16) and schools (22) (median reviews).

1 to 9 reviews Gainesville 7.5% · US 8.0%
10 to 49 reviews Gainesville 18.7% · US 20.9%
50 to 199 reviews Gainesville 29.3% · US 29.4%
200 to 999 reviews Gainesville 29.6% · US 29.3%
1,000+ reviews Gainesville 14.9% · US 12.5%

Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: Gainesville. 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 Gainesville.
  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 Gainesville: FAQ

The typical (median) business in Gainesville, FL has 160 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.47 stars. 61.8% of Gainesville businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 348 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.

Auto Repair Shops are the most common category in our Gainesville data (24 businesses). The median has 168 reviews; 289 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally, and 641 in the top 10%.

Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Gainesville businesses have about the same number of Google reviews. That ranks Gainesville #35 of the 71 cities in our study and #11 of 21 in Florida.

By median review count: Restaurants (1,445), Supermarkets (1,164), Hotels and Lodging (866). The fewest: Accountants (4), Pharmacies (16), Schools (22).

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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