How Many Google Reviews Do St. Petersburg Businesses Have?
The typical business in St. Petersburg, FL has 201 Google reviews and a 4.56-star average rating, based on 379 local Google Business Profiles across 15 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, St. Petersburg businesses have 12% more reviews, ranking #5 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
201
Average rating
4.56
Rated 4.5+
71%
Reviews vs. US
+12%
same categories
How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in St. Petersburg
The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of St. Petersburg businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, restaurants in St. Petersburg need 3,281 reviews to reach the top 25% and 4,580 for the top 10%.
| Category | Businesses | Median reviews | Top 25% | Top 10% | Avg. rating | vs. US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 31 | 1,712 | 3,281+ | 4,580+ | 4.5 | +102% |
| Auto Repair Shops | 30 | 157 | 354+ | 565+ | 4.7 | +12% |
| Retail Stores | 26 | 148 | 382+ | 1,011+ | 4.8 | +11% |
| Spas | 21 | 171 | 351+ | 544+ | 4.8 | +78% |
| Dentists | 20 | 396 | 824+ | 987+ | 4.8 | +27% |
| Gyms | 20 | 131 | 259+ | 533+ | 4.7 | +68% |
| Laundromats and Dry Cleaners | 20 | 114 | 182+ | 205+ | 4.3 | +5% |
| Pharmacies | 20 | 21 | 54+ | 100+ | 4.1 | −19% |
| Accountants | 19 | 11 | 38+ | — | 4.8 | −8% |
| Bars | 19 | 684 | 1,039+ | — | 4.4 | ≈ same |
| Cafes | 19 | 325 | 914+ | — | 4.6 | ≈ same |
| Gas Stations | 19 | 83 | 143+ | — | 3.7 | −10% |
| Lawyers | 18 | 135 | 170+ | — | 4.8 | +52% |
| Grocery Stores | 14 | 970 | 1,375+ | — | 4.2 | +17% |
| Hair Salons | 14 | 228 | 530+ | — | 4.9 | +99% |
Categories with at least 10 reviewed businesses in St. Petersburg; top 10% shown when a category has 20 or more. "vs. US median" compares the St. Petersburg median with the median for the same category across all 48,320 businesses in the study.
How St. Petersburg Compares
Measured category by category against the US, St. Petersburg ranks #27 of 71 cities in our study and #5 of 21 in Florida. Competition for attention on Google is above average here: matching the typical local business takes more reviews than it would elsewhere.
Ahead of the US
- Restaurants2.0× as many
- Hair Salons2.0× as many
- Spas78% more
How Reviews Are Spread Across St. Petersburg Businesses
3.7% of St. Petersburg businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 16.1% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are restaurants (1,712), grocery stores (970) and bars (684); the least reviewed are accountants (11), pharmacies (21) and gas stations (83) (median reviews).
Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: St. Petersburg. 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 St. Petersburg.
- 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 St. Petersburg: FAQ
The typical (median) business in St. Petersburg, FL has 201 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.56 stars. 70.7% of St. Petersburg businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 379 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.
Restaurants are the most common category in our St. Petersburg data (31 businesses). The median has 1,712 reviews; 3,281 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally, and 4,580 in the top 10%.
Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, St. Petersburg businesses have 12% more Google reviews. That ranks St. Petersburg #27 of the 71 cities in our study and #5 of 21 in Florida.
By median review count: Restaurants (1,712), Grocery Stores (970), Bars (684). The fewest: Accountants (11), Pharmacies (21), Gas Stations (83).
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 Florida Cities
- Orlando median 283 reviews
- Miami Beach median 169 reviews
- Miami median 203 reviews
- Clearwater median 150 reviews
- Boca Raton median 141 reviews
- Tampa median 171 reviews
- Hollywood median 126 reviews
- Melbourne median 149 reviews
- West Palm Beach median 115 reviews
- Gainesville median 160 reviews
- Coral Gables median 119 reviews
- Daytona Beach median 99 reviews
- Davie median 88 reviews
- Coral Springs median 100 reviews
- Fort Lauderdale median 111 reviews
- Panama City median 119 reviews
- Deerfield Beach median 98 reviews
- Weston median 84 reviews
- Naples median 79 reviews
- Apopka median 77 reviews
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