New Pop-up / Transient Businesses in Chicago

525 new pop-up / transient 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
63
Last 30 days
210
Last 90 days
525
Past year

In the past year, 525 new pop-up / transient businesses were licensed in Chicago — 63 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in New City, South Lawndale, and Loop.

Most recent license on file: September 4, 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 pop-up / transient businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 200 newest pop-up / transient licenses, issued since June 16, 2026.

New pop-up / transient businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new pop-up / transient businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new pop-up / transient businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 1,180 pop-up / transient businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 525 in the past year and 63 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 pop-up / transient businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 200 most recently licensed pop-up / transient businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in New City, South Lawndale, Loop, Lincoln Square, and Logan Square.

What share of new Chicago businesses are pop-up / transient?

Pop-up / Transient businesses made up about 13% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (525 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" pop-up / transient 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.