Of the 20 bakeries we read among the businesses someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. Bakeries are the only trade in this read where that is true. The median bakery we read carries 265 Google reviews across its listing's history, and the two most-reviewed carry 1,090 and 1,071.
Every other food trade we read has at least one owner we can name answering. The Burger Social answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, and its listing is the most-reviewed among the restaurants we read, at 1,660. Among the cafés, Billy Bricks - Wheaton answered 9 of 10, and it also appears among the food trucks named here. Kimmer's Ice Cream answered 9 of 10 among the coffee shops, and Gino's East 6 of 10 among the bars. Hale Street Cantina, at 5 of 10, appears among both the cafés and the bars.
The benchmark measured here is 72%: across 54 measured businesses, a typical one answered 72% of its recent reviews. Businesses answering 10 of their last 10 turn up in trades that have little else in common: Viride Wellness Spa among the day spas, Skin Repair Studio wellness spa and Facecard MedSpa among the med spas, Metabolic Weight Loss Centers among the weight-loss clinics, Lederman Chiropractic & Sports Medicine among the chiropractors, Simply Dental among the dentists, and Danada Veterinary Hospital among the veterinarians, on a listing of 739 reviews. Elase Medical Spa - Wheaton answered 10 of 10 and appears among the day spas, massage and IV therapy businesses named here.
Two practice trades read differently. Among the orthodontists we read, no business we could measure answered more than 1 of its last 10, and among the dermatology practices, none we could measure answered more than 4 of 10. Separately, both trades carry a median rating of 4.9 across their listings' history.
What to do about it
If you run a bakery, the figure to beat among the bakeries we read is 0: not one had answered a recent review. Answering your next 10 would put you at a figure no bakery we read had reached. In every other trade in this read there is at least one named business to measure yourself against, and the benchmark measured here is 72%.
Start with the last ten reviews on your own listing and count how many carry your reply. Write one for each that does not, in your own words, including the five-star ones. If you run an orthodontic or dermatology practice, the highest figures we measured among the businesses we read in those trades were 1 and 4 of 10. Simply Dental, among the dentists, answered 10 of 10. You do not write the review, but you do write the reply.
Food & drink in Wheaton, IL
Not one of the 20 bakeries we read among the businesses someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown had answered any of its recent reviews. These are not small listings. The median bakery we read carries 265 Google reviews and a median rating of 4.6, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,090, 1,071 and 722.
Among the restaurants we read, The Burger Social answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 1,660 reviews, the highest count among those 20 restaurants. The median restaurant we read carries 341 reviews, with a median rating of 4.5.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 341 | 4.5 | The Burger Social | 10 of 10 |
| Cafés | 193 | 4.5 | Billy Bricks - Wheaton | 9 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 205 | 4.65 | Kimmer's Ice Cream | 9 of 10 |
| Bars | 263.5 | 4.5 | Gino's East | 6 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 265 | 4.6 | — | |
| Food trucks | 284 | 4.6 | Billy Bricks - Wheaton | 9 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Wheaton, IL
Among the businesses someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, the nail salons carry far more reviews than the hair salons. Of the 20 nail salons we read, the median listing carries 224.5 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,117, 970 and 586. Of the 20 hair salons we read, the median listing carries 50, with the top three at 534, 379 and 267. The barbershops fall between the two: of the 20 we read, the median listing carries 148 reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 534, 468 and 467.
The median rating is 5 among the hair salons we read, 4.9 among the barbershops and 4.7 among the nail salons. These review counts and ratings cover the whole history of each listing. A median is one number; it says nothing about how any single listing in the trade scores.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 148 | 4.9 | Scissors & Scotch | 9 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 50 | 5 | M&Co. Salon Wheaton | 9 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 224.5 | 4.7 | Grand Nails Spa | 8 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Wheaton, IL
One business is named among the leaders of three of the seven trades in this section. Elase Medical Spa - Wheaton answered 10 of its last 10 reviews on a listing of 206, and it appears among the day spas, the massage businesses and the IV therapy businesses named here. For comparison, the benchmark measured in this catchment is 72 percent: across 54 measured businesses, a typical one answered 72 percent of its latest reviews.
Among the day spas someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, Viride Wellness Spa answered 10 of 10 on a listing of 230 reviews, and Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa answered 8 of 10 on 546, the most-reviewed day spa we read. Among the massage businesses, Spa Hinoki answered 10 of 10 and Massage Spa Harbor 9 of 10, on listings of 110 and 71 reviews. Over their whole listing history, the median day spa we read carries 88.5 reviews and a 4.8 rating; the median massage business carries 56 reviews and a 4.9.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 88.5 | 4.8 | Viride Wellness Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Massage | 56 | 4.9 | Elase Medical Spa - Wheaton | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 123.5 | 5 | Skin Repair Studio wellness spa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 56.5 | 5 | Elase Medical Spa - Wheaton | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 70 | 5 | Metabolic Weight Loss Centers | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 142 | 4.9 | Bridget Padgett, PA | 4 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 89 | 4.8 | Dino Mendez Plastic Surgery - Naperville | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Wheaton, IL
Among the chiropractors someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, the median listing we read carries 66 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 1,467. The next two on that list carry 190 and 136. The gyms in the same search look different at the top: their three most-reviewed listings carry 464, 349 and 344, against a median gym of 68. The two trades share almost the same median review count, and the chiropractors' most-reviewed listing sits far above anything the gyms show.
Among the chiropractors we read, Lederman Chiropractic & Sports Medicine answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, Wheaton Family Chiropractic answered 9 of 10, and Complete Chiropractic answered 8 of 10. Those figures cover only the most recent handful of reviews. Over their whole listing history, the three carry 132, 190 and 130 reviews respectively. The median rating among the chiropractors we read is 5.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 68 | 4.8 | Brickhaus Fitness | 9 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 66 | 5 | Lederman Chiropractic & Sports Medicine | 10 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Wheaton, IL
Among the dentists someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, Simply Dental answered 10 of its last 10 Google reviews, on a listing of 439 reviews. The Dental Studio answered 8 of its last 10, on 398 reviews, and Restoration Dental Group answered 3 of its last 10, on 467. Those are the dentists we measured answering the most of their recent reviews among the 20 we read; we can't see how the other dentists reply.
Among the orthodontists we read around Wheaton, the highest recent reply figure we measured is 1 of 10, from Bauer Dentistry and Orthodontics. Its listing carries 1,373 reviews, the largest figure among the orthodontists in this section. So the best measured reply figure among the dentists is 10 of 10, and among the orthodontists it is 1 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 174 | 4.9 | Simply Dental | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 101 | 4.9 | Bauer Dentistry and Orthodontics | 1 of 10 |
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Pets in Wheaton, IL
Among the pet businesses someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, the heaviest listings in this section belong to the veterinarians. The median veterinarian we read carries 303.5 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,435, 886 and 739. The median pet boarding business we read carries 89 reviews, and the median groomer 48. We read 20 businesses in each of the three trades.
The veterinarians named here answer their reviews. Danada Veterinary Hospital answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, and Wheaton Animal Hospital answered 9 of its last 10. Those two listings are among the three most-reviewed veterinary listings we read, at 739 and 886 reviews in total.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 48 | 4.7 | Shear Pooch Llc | 9 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 89 | 4.9 | College Station Cat Clinic | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 303.5 | 4.7 | Danada Veterinary Hospital | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Wheaton, IL
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Wheaton, IL is shown, the listing with the most reviews is also one whose owner is answering them. Rowan Oakbrook Center carries 780 Google reviews, the largest count among the 20 tattoo studios we read, and its owner replied to 9 of its last 10. New Hope Tattoo, on 353 reviews, also answered 9 of its last 10. Both of the studios we can name here sit at the same figure.
The review counts are a different measure from those reply figures. They are lifetime totals, while the 9 of 10 figures cover only each studio's most recent ten reviews. Across the whole listing history, the median tattoo studio we read carries 124 reviews, and the median rating is 4.9. The three most-reviewed studios carry 780, 743 and 492. A median is a single midpoint: it describes the middle listing, not how the other studios we read are spread around it.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 124 | 4.9 | Rowan Oakbrook Center | 9 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 Wheaton, IL 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. Wheaton, IL has a population of 53,453 and a median household income of $119,566 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.