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The local digital gap in Chicago, IL
3,973 of 8,435 named businesses on the Chicago, IL map list no website: 47%. Across the 39 United States cities in the study it is 56%; counting down from the highest share without one, Chicago, IL comes 31 of 39.
The biggest gap is restaurants: 867 of 2,379 list no website. The highest share is dry cleaners at 92%. Pharmacies are the most likely to list one: 21% without.
"No website listed" means the map record has no website tag, not that the business has no website. Method.
Chicago, IL, by kind of business
Kinds of business with at least 20 named records in Chicago, IL, the most businesses without a website listed first.
| Kind of business | Named | Own website | Social page only | No website | Phone | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 2,379 | 1,503 | 9 | 867 | 55% | 37% |
| Bars | 822 | 489 | 2 | 331 | 71% | 20% |
| Cafes | 777 | 522 | 2 | 253 | 62% | 32% |
| Clothing stores | 363 | 128 | 2 | 233 | 16% | 21% |
| Hair salons | 266 | 68 | 2 | 196 | 27% | 20% |
| Doctors and clinics | 301 | 121 | 0 | 180 | 35% | 18% |
| Bakeries | 335 | 167 | 2 | 166 | 81% | 17% |
| Auto repair shops | 178 | 43 | 0 | 135 | 16% | 7% |
| Gyms | 225 | 114 | 0 | 111 | 32% | 19% |
| Dentists | 156 | 52 | 0 | 104 | 37% | 24% |
| Beauty salons | 160 | 58 | 0 | 102 | 29% | 27% |
| Dry cleaners | 96 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 14% | 22% |
| Supermarkets | 281 | 196 | 1 | 84 | 49% | 52% |
| Hotels | 181 | 99 | 0 | 82 | 35% | 2% |
| Nail salons | 104 | 23 | 0 | 81 | 26% | 23% |
| Insurance agents | 109 | 42 | 0 | 67 | 33% | 28% |
| Accountants | 100 | 33 | 0 | 67 | 17% | 9% |
| Car washes | 80 | 13 | 1 | 66 | 0% | 0% |
| Jewelry stores | 74 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 24% | 16% |
| Daycare centers | 80 | 29 | 0 | 51 | 28% | 19% |
| Real estate agents | 73 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 34% | 19% |
| Opticians | 71 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 13% | 15% |
| Physical therapists | 62 | 16 | 0 | 46 | 19% | 16% |
| Furniture stores | 65 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 22% | 23% |
| Car dealerships | 57 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 14% | 12% |
| Pubs | 104 | 65 | 1 | 38 | 54% | 38% |
| Bike shops | 70 | 34 | 0 | 36 | 46% | 43% |
| Veterinarians | 62 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 34% | 37% |
| Event venues | 84 | 50 | 0 | 34 | 17% | 1% |
| Pharmacies | 150 | 118 | 0 | 32 | 8% | 20% |
| Bookstores | 68 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 32% | 51% |
| Florists | 47 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 43% | 21% |
| Pet stores | 54 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 52% | 57% |
| Hardware stores | 72 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 69% | 56% |
| Tattoo studios | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 30% | 27% |
| Lawyers | 74 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 73% | 49% |
| Funeral homes | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 26% | 7% |
| Pet groomers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 45% | 15% |
| Nightclubs | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 40% | 24% |
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Get a List Of (2026). The local digital gap in Chicago, IL: websites, phone numbers and opening hours of 8,435 local businesses on OpenStreetMap. Extract of 7 November 2026. https://getalistof.com/local-digital-gap/chicago-il/
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