In the past year, 2 new gas station businesses were licensed in Chicago. Recent licenses cluster in Brighton Park and Near West Side.
Most recent license on file: July 31, 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 gas station businesses are opening
Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 2 newest gas station licenses, issued since June 18, 2026.
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Common questions
How many new gas station businesses are there in Chicago?
BizPulse has 2 gas station businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 2 in the past year and 0 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 gas station businesses licensed most often in Chicago?
Among the 2 most recently licensed gas station businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Brighton Park and Near West Side.
What share of new Chicago businesses are gas station?
Gas Station businesses made up about 0% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (2 of 4,040).
What counts as a "new" gas station 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.