How many

How many wine bars are in Chicago?

Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area: wine bars with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against Illinois and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.

1,496wine bars in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area, County Business Patterns 2023

−8 since 2018 (−1%; 1,504 then). That is 1.6 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area
1.6 per 10,000
Illinois
0.0 per 10,000 (25)
United States
0.0 per 10,000 (22)

What this count includes

The Census has no separate code for wine bars. This count is NAICS 722410, drinking places, which covers every bar, tavern, lounge and nightclub that mainly serves alcohol for drinking on the premises.

Other metro areas in Illinois

Metro areaWine barsPer 10,000 residents
Peoria1313.6
Rockford902.7
Champaign-Urbana702.9
Springfield964.7
Bloomington442.6

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ZIPs near the center with the most wine bars

ZIPCityMiles from centerWine barsResidentsPer 10,000
60622Chicago12.84053,6967.5
60657Chicago15.94071,2685.6
60647Chicago13.33985,5894.6

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From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Chicago measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named wine bars already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a wine bar there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.