New Transportation Businesses in Chicago

38 new transportation 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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Past year

In the past year, 38 new transportation businesses were licensed in Chicago — 5 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side.

Most recent license on file: September 2, 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 transportation businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 62 newest transportation licenses, issued since July 24, 2024.

New transportation businesses by neighborhood

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

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Common questions

How many new transportation businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 62 transportation businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 38 in the past year and 5 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 transportation businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 62 most recently licensed transportation businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Near North Side, Loop, Near West Side, O'Hare, and West Town.

What share of new Chicago businesses are transportation?

Transportation businesses made up about 0.9% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (38 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" transportation 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.