New Auto Services Businesses in Chicago

132 new auto services businesses were licensed in Chicago in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

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Past year

In the past year, 132 new auto services businesses were licensed in Chicago — 6 in the last 30 days, below the past year’s average pace. Recent licenses cluster in Belmont Cragin, Austin, and Gage Park.

Most recent license on file: October 19, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

How to read this data

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.

Recently licensed

Where auto services businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 200 newest auto services licenses, issued since April 25, 2025.

New auto services businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new auto services businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new auto services businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 284 auto services businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 132 in the past year and 6 in the last 30 days. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

Where are new auto services businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 200 most recently licensed auto services businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Belmont Cragin, Austin, Gage Park, Humboldt Park, and Brighton Park.

What share of new Chicago businesses are auto services?

Auto Services businesses made up about 3.3% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (132 of 3,986).

What counts as a "new" auto services business?

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

How often is this data updated?

BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.