New Fitness / Gym Businesses in Chicago

49 new fitness / gym 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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New this week
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Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Past year

In the past year, 49 new fitness / gym businesses were licensed in Chicago — 3 in the last 30 days, below the past year’s average pace. Recent licenses cluster in Lake View, Lincoln Park, and West Town.

Most recent license on file: August 26, 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 fitness / gym businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 95 newest fitness / gym licenses, issued since July 12, 2024.

New fitness / gym businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new fitness / gym businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new fitness / gym businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 95 fitness / gym businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 49 in the past year and 3 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 fitness / gym businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 95 most recently licensed fitness / gym businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Lake View, Lincoln Park, West Town, Logan Square, and Near West Side.

What share of new Chicago businesses are fitness / gym?

Fitness / Gym businesses made up about 1.2% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (49 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" fitness / gym 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.