We read 460 of the businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, 20 in each of 23 trades. The clearest result is in three of them. Among the dermatology practices, hair salons and gyms we read, not one business had answered any of its most recent reviews. The median dermatology practice we read carries 350 reviews across its whole listing, and the most-reviewed carries 3,416. The median gym carries 81, and the three most-reviewed carry 720, 716 and 545. The median hair salon carries 66.5, with the largest at 625.
At the other end, all three weight-loss clinics named here answered 10 of their last 10 reviews: Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic on a listing of 262 reviews, Balanced Medical Solutions on 100 and Abundant Life Weight Loss on 69. Balanced Medical Solutions also appears among the IV therapy businesses named here, again at 10 of 10. Other businesses at 10 of 10 include Sono Bello San Ramon among the plastic surgery practices, Golden Nails Castro Valley among the nail salons, Bright Now! Dental & Orthodontics - Hayward, CA among the orthodontists, Club K9 among the pet boarding businesses and Redwood Animal Hospital among the veterinarians.
Among the restaurants we read, Favorite Indian Restaurant answered 9 of its last 10 reviews and Emil Villa's California BBQ 9 of 10. Aama's Kitchen answered 8 of 10; its listing, at 3,581 reviews, is the most-reviewed restaurant we read. Among the bars, The World Famous Turf Club answered 9 of 10 on a listing of 467 reviews. Stay Groomed Barber Shop answered 9 of 10 and appears among both the barbershops and the pet groomers named here. Western Dental & Orthodontics answered 8 of 10 and appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named here.
The benchmark measured here is 65 percent: a typical business answered that share of its recent reviews. That figure is measured across 45 businesses in all trades together, not trade by trade.
What to do about it
Start by counting how many of your last 10 reviews carry a reply. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above, and the benchmark measured here is 65 percent across 45 businesses in all trades together. In weight-loss clinics, IV therapy, plastic surgery, nail salons, orthodontics, pet boarding and veterinary care, at least one business named here answered 10 of its last 10, so a full set is a figure someone in your own trade has reached.
In dermatology, hair salons and gyms there is no named business to measure against: among the 20 we read in each, not one had answered a recent review. There, the step is plain. Answer the next review that arrives, good or bad, then the one after it, and count again at 10. Of everything in that exchange, the reply is the only part you write.
Food & drink in Hayward, CA
The same few restaurant names turn up across this section's searches. Favorite Indian Restaurant appears among the leaders for restaurants, bars and food trucks, and it answered 9 of its last 10 reviews. Emil Villa's California BBQ, at 9 of 10, and Aama's Kitchen, at 8 of 10, appear among both the restaurants and the cafés named here. Someone searching around Hayward, CA for a café, a bar or a food truck is shown some of the same restaurant listings that answer their reviews.
Among the restaurants someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, we read 20. The median restaurant we read carries 297 reviews and a 4.5 rating over its whole listing. The most-reviewed carries 3,581, and that listing is Aama's Kitchen; the next two carry 1,387 and 1,014. Among the bars we read, Favorite Indian Restaurant and The World Famous Turf Club each answered 9 of their last 10 reviews, and The Bistro answered 5 of 10. The median bar we read carries 195 reviews and a 4.45 rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,014, 876 and 589.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 297 | 4.5 | Favorite Indian Restaurant | 9 of 10 |
| Cafés | 218 | 4.55 | Emil Villa's California BBQ | 9 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 173.5 | 4.55 | Anna's Coffee Shop | 1 of 10 |
| Bars | 195 | 4.45 | Favorite Indian Restaurant | 9 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 59 | 4.6 | Always Yours Bakery Cafe | 2 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 40.5 | 4.4 | Favorite Indian Restaurant | 9 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Hayward, CA
We read 20 hair salons among the businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, and not one of them had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the plainest fact in this section. These are not empty listings: the median hair salon we read carries 66.5 Google reviews over its whole history, with a median rating of 4.7, and the three most-reviewed carry 625, 296 and 154.
The nail salons we read look different at the top. Golden Nails Castro Valley answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, Fairy Nails Lounge answered 9 of 10, and Megan's Nails Salon answered 8 of 10. Those are the three nail salons answering the most of their recent reviews; we can't see how the rest of the 20 we read behave. On whole-listing figures, the median nail salon we read carries 164 reviews, the highest median of the three trades in this section, and a median rating of 4.3, the lowest of the three.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 45 | 4.9 | Stay Groomed Barber Shop | 9 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 66.5 | 4.7 | — | |
| Nail salons | 164 | 4.3 | Golden Nails Castro Valley | 10 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Hayward, CA
Among the dermatology practices we read, no practice had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the strongest fact in this section, and it sits on large listings. The median dermatology practice someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown carries 350 reviews, the highest median of the six trades in this section, and the three most-reviewed carry 3,416, 1,202 and 609. Over the whole life of those listings, the median dermatology rating is 4.7.
The weight-loss clinics are where we can name the most owners at 10 of 10 in this section. Among the weight-loss clinics we could measure, Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic, Balanced Medical Solutions and Abundant Life Weight Loss each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews, on listings of 262, 100 and 69 reviews. Balanced Medical Solutions also appears among the IV therapy businesses named here, again at 10 of 10. Among the plastic surgery practices we could measure, Sono Bello San Ramon answered 10 of its last 10 on a listing of 184 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 28 | 4.3 | Health Day Spa | 9 of 10 |
| Med spas | 61 | 4.9 | Medspa California | 9 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 35 | 4.9 | Balanced Medical Solutions | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 44 | 5 | Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 350 | 4.7 | — | |
| Plastic surgery | 52 | 4.8 | Sono Bello San Ramon | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Hayward, CA
None of the 20 gyms we read around Hayward, CA had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the plainest fact in this section, and it describes the gyms someone searching in Hayward is shown, not a register of every gym inside the city limits. The listings themselves are not empty. The median gym we read carries 81 Google reviews and a median rating of 4.7, and the three most-reviewed gyms carry 720, 716 and 545. Those are whole-listing totals. The reply check looks only at each gym's most recent reviews, and on those, no gym owner we read had written back.
Chiropractors read differently. The median chiropractor we read carries 31 reviews, a smaller number than the gyms' 81, and the median rating is 5. The three most-reviewed chiropractic listings carry 335, 264 and 264 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 81 | 4.7 | — | |
| Chiropractors | 31 | 5 | Southland Chiropractic Clinic | 6 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Hayward, CA
Among the orthodontists someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, Bright Now! Dental & Orthodontics - Hayward, CA answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. That reply figure covers only its most recent handful of reviews; the listing itself carries 426 in total. Western Dental & Orthodontics appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named in this section, and it answered 8 of its last 10. Pearl Orthodontics answered 6 of its last 10.
We read 20 dentists and 20 orthodontists from the businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown. The median dentist we read carries 114.5 Google reviews; the median orthodontist carries 99. The most-reviewed dentists carry 731, 567 and 518 reviews, and the most-reviewed orthodontists carry 731, 621 and 426. The median rating is 4.8 in both trades. Those are whole-listing figures, counted over every review a listing has ever received, and they measure something different from the reply figures, which look only at the most recent ten.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 114.5 | 4.8 | Western Dental & Orthodontics | 8 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 99 | 4.8 | Bright Now! Dental & Orthodontics - Hayward, CA | 10 of 10 |
Pets in Hayward, CA
Among the pet boarding businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, the owners answering their reviews include the ones with the most of them. Club K9 answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, and PupTown Dog Daycare & Boarding answered 9 of 10. Their listings carry 402 and 327 reviews, the two highest counts among the 20 boarding businesses we read. Citizen Canine, on a listing of 287 reviews, answered 2 of its last 10. The median boarding business we read carries 65 reviews and a 4.9 rating.
The veterinarians we read show named practices at the same level. Redwood Animal Hospital answered 10 of its last 10 reviews and Boulevard Pet Hospital 9 of 10. Their listings carry 309 and 322 reviews. Castro Valley Animal Hospital answered 1 of its last 10, on a listing of 249. Across the 20 veterinarians we read, the median listing carries 156 reviews and a 4.5 rating, and the most-reviewed carries 496.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 93 | 4.6 | Stay Groomed Barber Shop | 9 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 65 | 4.9 | Club K9 | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 156 | 4.5 | Redwood Animal Hospital | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Hayward, CA
We read 20 tattoo studios among the businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, and the name that stands out is Simms Ink. Of its 10 most recent Google reviews, the owner replied to 2. That is a count of the last 10 reviews only, and it is the figure that puts Simms Ink on this page: a studio is named here when we could measure its replies and it had answered at least one.
The listings themselves are a separate measure, covering every review each studio has ever received. The median tattoo studio we read carries 61 reviews, and the median rating among them is 4.8. The three most-reviewed listings in this section carry 388, 259 and 206 reviews. Simms Ink's listing carries 259 reviews in all. None of these figures says anything about how the other studios we read handle their reviews; a median is one number, not a picture of each listing.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 61 | 4.8 | Simms Ink | 2 of 10 |
Method
Every figure comes from public Google listings — the businesses and owner replies any customer can see — read on 2026-09-24. Counts describe the businesses someone searching in Hayward, CA is shown, which is the competitive set a customer actually chooses from, not a register of businesses inside the city limits. A business is named only where we read at least eight of its recent reviews, and only the ones answering the most are named; the rest of a market appears as a distribution with its denominator. Chains are counted but never named. Nothing is ranked on star rating. Hayward, CA has a population of 159,201 and a median household income of $113,775 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.