How Many Google Reviews Do Long Island City Businesses Have?
The typical business in Long Island City, NY has 89 Google reviews and a 4.26-star average rating, based on 208 local Google Business Profiles across 5 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Long Island City businesses have 28% fewer reviews, ranking #3 of 4 New York 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
89
Average rating
4.26
Rated 4.5+
41%
Reviews vs. US
−28%
same categories
How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in Long Island City
The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of Long Island City businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, hotels and lodging in Long Island City need 1,140 reviews to reach the top 25% and 1,433 for the top 10%.
| Category | Businesses | Median reviews | Top 25% | Top 10% | Avg. rating | vs. US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels and Lodging | 34 | 786 | 1,140+ | 1,433+ | 4.0 | ≈ same |
| Auto Repair Shops | 27 | 102 | 301+ | 496+ | 4.3 | −28% |
| Gas Stations | 19 | 66 | 151+ | — | 3.4 | −28% |
| Laundromats and Dry Cleaners | 16 | 40 | 67+ | — | 4.2 | −63% |
| Gyms | 10 | 64 | 215+ | — | 4.7 | −17% |
Categories with at least 10 reviewed businesses in Long Island City; top 10% shown when a category has 20 or more. "vs. US median" compares the Long Island City median with the median for the same category across all 48,320 businesses in the study.
How Long Island City Compares
Measured category by category against the US, Long Island City ranks #51 of 71 cities in our study and #3 of 4 in New York. Local businesses have fewer reviews than their peers nationally, so a steady stream of new reviews stands out faster here than in most cities.
Behind the US: room to stand out
- Laundromats and Dry Cleaners63% fewer
- Auto Repair Shops28% fewer
- Gas Stations28% fewer
How Reviews Are Spread Across Long Island City Businesses
8.2% of Long Island City businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 10.1% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are hotels and lodging (786), auto repair shops (102) and gas stations (66); the least reviewed are laundromats and dry cleaners (40), gyms (64) and gas stations (66) (median reviews).
Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: Long Island 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 Long Island 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 Long Island City: FAQ
The typical (median) business in Long Island City, NY has 89 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.26 stars. 40.9% of Long Island City businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 208 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.
Hotels and Lodging are the most common category in our Long Island City data (34 businesses). The median has 786 reviews; 1,140 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally, and 1,433 in the top 10%.
Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Long Island City businesses have 28% fewer Google reviews. That ranks Long Island City #51 of the 71 cities in our study and #3 of 4 in New York.
By median review count: Hotels and Lodging (786), Auto Repair Shops (102), Gas Stations (66). The fewest: Laundromats and Dry Cleaners (40), Gyms (64), Gas Stations (66).
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.
Google Review Benchmarks for Other New York Cities
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