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How many car dealers are in Chicago, IL?
There are 1,590 car dealers in Chicago, IL. 1,337 of them (84%) have a website.
1,590
car dealers listed
84%
have a website
5.8
per 10,000 residents
Selling to car dealers in Chicago?
Small Fish reads each one’s website and keeps the ones that fit what you sell, like “no online booking”, with a phone, an email and a one-line reason to reach out.
Find the ones worth contacting →How Chicago compares
Chicago ranks 2 of 3 cities we counted for car dealers per resident.
| City | car dealers | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,073 | 7.6 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,590 | 5.8 |
| New York, NY | 3,298 | 3.9 |
Other businesses in Chicago
- restaurants: 19,335
- real estate agents: 5,127
- dentists: 3,632
- hair salons: 3,318
- auto repair shops: 3,113
- insurance agents: 2,296
- law firms: 1,738
- coffee shops: 1,402
- chiropractors: 1,280
- physical therapists: 1,268
- bakeries: 1,134
- optometrists: 804
- accountants: 790
- HVAC companies: 752
- plumbers: 629
- roofers: 626
- med spas: 551
- house cleaning services: 517
- veterinarians: 500
- landscapers: 435
- electricians: 396
- painters: 234
- pest control companies: 179
How we count
From the open Overture Maps business listings (release 2026-08-19.0), within Chicago’s boundary, counted in October 2026. Listings data, not a census: a few may have closed or moved, and a business filed under another category is not included. Population is the city’s own figure from the same release’s boundaries.