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Cook County, IL — Fast food Saturation

Name: Fast food density by ZIP code in Cook County, IL
Creator: BizGapMap

How many fast food exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 186 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Fast food · Quick-service restaurants · Takeout & delivery counters · Pizza delivery · Sandwich & burger chains. Counted together because official statistics use one 722513 code.

Measured density: Above average — 1.09× the U.S. rate

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 26 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 7 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

In line with the U.S. rate Cook County fast food — 109% of the U.S. rate

4,616 fast food are counted in Cook County — 7.2 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 109% of the U.S. rate of 6.7.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has stayed roughly flat between 2015 and 2023 (4,459 → 4,583).

Measured supply density is highest in 60445 (Midlothian), 60455 (Bridgeview), 60706 (Harwood Heights) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 60466 (Park Forest), 60645 (Chicago), 60631 (Chicago).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 4,327 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Cook County sits at 109% of the U.S. rate for fast food. The highest measured density is in 60445 and 60455; the lowest measured density is in 60466 and 60645.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing fast food and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Fast food

4,616–4,668

published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (26 cells) (2023)

Per 10,000 present

7.2

residents + daytime workers

U.S. average

6.7

per 10,000 present

County index

1.09×

vs. U.S.

Latest quarter (QCEW)

4,327

2026 Q1 — county total

Residents

5,132,257

166 ZIPs with data

Workers

2,445,383

jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population

5,182,617

Census PEP, July 1 2024

Change since 2020

−1.6%

−84,455 people

Net migration 2024

+30,570

international +67,763, domestic −37,193

Jobs located here

2,616,104

LODES 2022, −1.9% since 2019

Cook County had an estimated 5,182,617 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.6% fewer than in 2020 (−84,455). In the latest year it gained 40,095 people: births minus deaths +9,459, international migration +67,763, domestic migration −37,193. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

2,616,104 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−1.9% since 2019), and 2,331,664 employed residents lived there (−3.2% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits → · Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents

2015–19 → 2020–24

Change

60654 Chicago

+28.6%

60605 Chicago

+24.6%

60611 Chicago

+13.5%

ZIP losing residents

2015–19 → 2020–24

Change

60445 Midlothian

−44.7%

60426 Harvey

−16.7%

60827 Riverdale

−13.2%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses

1,099

no paid employees (2024)

Receipts

$75.4M

published gross receipts

Receipts per business

$69K

gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:

Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more fast food in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 3% since 2015

Number of fast food in Cook County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

4,459

2015

4,647

2018

4,523

2020

4,549

2021

4,643

2022

4,583

2023

Highest measured density

ZIP

vs. U.S. average

Index

60445 Midlothian

330%

60455 Bridgeview

265%

60706 Harwood Heights

251%

60534 Lyons

212%

60616 Chicago

194%

60162 Hillside

192%

60477 Tinley Park

182%

60805 Evergreen Park

177%

60714 Niles

177%

60467 Orland Park

168%

60462 Orland Park

165%

60130 Forest Park

161%

60622 Chicago

161%

60430 Homewood

160%

60614 Chicago

158%

Lowest measured density

ZIP

vs. U.S. average

Index

60466 Park Forest

20%

60645 Chicago

30%

60631 Chicago

35%

60428 Markham

35%

60637 Chicago

35%

60513 Brookfield

43%

60304 Oak Park

49%

60629 Chicago

51%

60305 River Forest

52%

60623 Chicago

57%

60624 Chicago

59%

60646 Chicago

59%

60656 Chicago

61%

60458 Justice

61%

60651 Chicago

61%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few fast food may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIP	Neighborhood	Type	Residents	Workers	Fast food	Index
60602	Chicago	Destination	1,480	33,916	29	236%
60603	Chicago	Destination	1,298	60,606	41	194%
60173	Schaumburg	Employment hub	13,650	52,694	50	187%
60607	Chicago	Employment hub	32,392	68,600	76	171%
60661	Chicago	Employment hub	11,398	64,670	43	147%
60601	Chicago	Employment hub	15,235	83,170	50	132%
60654	Chicago	Employment hub	25,755	68,006	48	120%
60604	Chicago	Destination	616	41,171	17	120%
60611	Chicago	Employment hub	37,705	89,024	65	119%
60606	Chicago	Destination	3,840	203,655	71	101%

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = fast food per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIP	Neighborhood	Residents	Workers	Fast food	Per 10k	Index	Status
60301	Oak Park	3,475	4,793	17	29.0	434%	Very high density
60445	Midlothian	14,268	6,940	39	22.0	330%	Very high density
60455	Bridgeview	16,872	10,328	39	17.7	265%	Very high density
60706	Harwood Heights	24,260	7,647	47	16.7	251%	Very high density
60602	Chicago	1,480	33,916	29	15.7	236%	High density
60534	Lyons	10,327	2,008	16	14.1	212%	High density
60165	Stone Park	4,482	1,140	7	13.9	208%	High density
60603	Chicago	1,298	60,606	41	13.0	194%	High density
60616	Chicago	54,308	24,459	86	12.9	194%	High density
60476	Thornton	1,940	780	3	12.9	193%	High density
60162	Hillside	8,084	7,285	15	12.8	192%	High density
60173	Schaumburg	13,650	52,694	50	12.5	187%	High density
60477	Tinley Park	35,976	13,621	52	12.2	182%	High density
60805	Evergreen Park	19,420	6,844	27	11.8	177%	High density
60714	Niles	30,305	24,130	50	11.8	177%	High density
60607	Chicago	32,392	68,600	76	11.4	171%	High density
60195	Schaumburg	4,397	5,331	8	11.3	170%	High density
60467	Orland Park	24,398	8,422	32	11.2	168%	High density
60462	Orland Park	41,456	17,270	55	11.0	165%	High density
60130	Forest Park	13,943	7,440	19	10.8	161%	High density
60622	Chicago	54,609	25,035	72	10.7	161%	High density
60430	Homewood	19,838	12,628	28	10.7	160%	High density
60614	Chicago	70,693	27,556	89	10.5	158%	High density
60025	Glenview	41,689	15,355	51	10.3	155%	High density
60077	Skokie	28,501	20,601	40	10.3	155%	High density
60426	Harvey	23,906	7,383	28	10.1	152%	High density
60192	Hoffman Estates	16,461	7,007	20	10.0	150%	High density
60457	Hickory Hills	14,503	3,211	16	9.9	149%	Above average
60661	Chicago	11,398	64,670	43	9.8	147%	Above average
60443	Matteson	20,663	7,534	24	9.8	147%	Above average
60415	Chicago Ridge	14,099	4,484	16	9.8	147%	Above average
60546	Riverside	16,322	4,686	18	9.6	145%	Above average
60160	Melrose Park	24,549	17,614	32	9.6	144%	Above average
60482	Worth	10,897	1,288	11	9.5	143%	Above average
60018	Des Plaines	27,952	47,694	48	9.3	139%	Above average
60453	Oak Lawn	56,861	20,791	62	9.2	138%	Above average
60473	South Holland	21,225	10,974	24	9.0	135%	Above average
60008	Rolling Meadows	22,800	21,481	30	8.9	134%	Above average
60469	Posen	5,205	774	5	8.9	134%	Above average
60438	Lansing	28,806	7,275	29	8.9	134%	Above average
60131	Franklin Park	18,054	17,688	24	8.9	134%	Above average
60406	Blue Island	23,327	4,972	23	8.9	134%	Above average
60525	La Grange	31,324	41,056	46	8.9	133%	Above average
60601	Chicago	15,235	83,170	50	8.8	132%	Above average
60053	Morton Grove	24,619	10,528	26	8.7	130%	Above average
60429	Hazel Crest	14,864	4,802	15	8.7	130%	Above average
60107	Streamwood	38,886	6,624	36	8.5	128%	Above average
60411	Chicago Heights	52,175	15,397	51	8.5	128%	Above average
60409	Calumet City	35,100	7,660	33	8.5	127%	Above average
60647	Chicago	84,749	18,625	79	8.4	126%	Above average
60163	Berkeley	5,199	1,517	5	8.4	126%	Above average
60463	Palos Heights	13,722	6,296	14	8.3	124%	Above average
60164	Melrose Park	20,872	8,892	21	8.3	124%	Above average
60618	Chicago	91,901	20,260	84	8.2	123%	Above average
60007	Elk Grove Village	32,592	44,419	45	8.2	123%	Above average
60620	Chicago	64,871	7,319	56	8.2	122%	Above average
60419	Dolton	20,825	2,530	18	8.1	122%	Above average
60154	Westchester	16,436	9,124	17	8.1	121%	Above average
60654	Chicago	25,755	68,006	48	8.0	120%	Above average
60604	Chicago	616	41,171	17	8.0	120%	Above average
60657	Chicago	71,904	20,985	66	8.0	120%	Above average
60642	Chicago	21,789	21,425	26	8.0	120%	Above average
60652	Chicago	41,074	5,715	35	8.0	119%	Above average
60155	Broadview	7,906	6,792	9	8.0	119%	Above average
60612	Chicago	35,744	44,360	46	7.9	119%	Above average
60611	Chicago	37,705	89,024	65	7.9	119%	Above average
60632	Chicago	89,107	20,101	78	7.9	118%	Above average
60643	Chicago	45,942	9,019	39	7.7	116%	Above average
60707	Elmwood Park	41,116	6,357	34	7.7	115%	Above average
60712	Lincolnwood	13,112	10,293	14	7.7	115%	Above average
60026	Glenview	14,069	8,480	14	7.6	115%	Above average
60194	Schaumburg	19,756	5,345	17	7.6	114%	Above average
60461	Olympia Fields	4,761	3,726	5	7.5	113%	Above average
60615	Chicago	42,975	7,045	35	7.5	113%	Above average
60659	Chicago	41,728	9,683	35	7.5	113%	Above average
60464	Palos Park	9,773	1,758	8	7.5	113%	Above average
60478	Country Club Hills	16,390	2,171	13	7.4	112%	Above average
60104	Bellwood	18,256	3,868	15	7.4	111%	Above average
60640	Chicago	65,445	17,714	55	7.4	111%	Above average
60636	Chicago	32,198	3,505	25	7.4	110%	Above average
60070	Prospect Heights	15,496	1,603	12	7.4	110%	Above average
60605	Chicago	36,210	22,820	35	7.3	110%	Above average
60074	Palatine	36,460	8,793	30	7.3	110%	Above average
60613	Chicago	52,244	15,412	44	7.3	110%	Above average
60201	Evanston	43,744	25,259	41	7.3	109%	Above average
60005	Arlington Heights	28,843	20,389	28	7.2	108%	Above average
60619	Chicago	59,503	6,093	44	7.0	105%	Above average
60803	Alsip	22,106	15,497	21	7.0	105%	Above average
60402	Berwyn	63,721	12,054	49	7.0	105%	Above average
60091	Wilmette	27,333	5,627	21	7.0	104%	Above average
60068	Park Ridge	38,650	15,904	32	6.9	103%	Above average
60639	Chicago	84,240	15,433	63	6.9	103%	Above average
60456	Hometown	4,215	339	3	6.8	103%	Above average
60487	Tinley Park	26,043	6,646	20	6.8	102%	Above average
60626	Chicago	49,662	7,775	36	6.7	101%	Above average
60606	Chicago	3,840	203,655	71	6.7	101%	Above average
60067	Palatine	38,204	13,951	30	6.6	100%	Below average
60465	Palos Hills	18,081	3,499	13	6.6	98%	Below average
60062	Northbrook	41,406	46,099	42	6.5	98%	Below average
60459	Burbank	28,739	4,621	20	6.4	97%	Below average
60093	Winnetka	19,867	10,004	16	6.4	96%	Below average
60660	Chicago	42,724	11,098	31	6.4	96%	Below average
60076	Skokie	32,953	19,696	27	6.3	95%	Below average
60610	Chicago	44,883	24,563	36	6.3	94%	Below average
60608	Chicago	80,737	29,377	59	6.2	93%	Below average
60609	Chicago	62,028	18,440	44	6.2	93%	Below average
60617	Chicago	74,790	9,915	49	6.1	92%	Below average
60171	River Grove	10,451	2,096	7	6.1	91%	Below average
60193	Schaumburg	40,146	9,409	27	6.0	90%	Below average
60653	Chicago	33,383	3,171	21	6.0	90%	Below average
60004	Arlington Heights	51,835	20,130	37	6.0	90%	Below average
60630	Chicago	55,486	9,520	36	6.0	90%	Below average
60501	Summit Argo	11,432	4,212	8	5.9	89%	Below average
60471	Richton Park	12,848	1,435	8	5.9	88%	Below average
60153	Maywood	23,201	11,871	17	5.8	87%	Below average
60090	Wheeling	38,298	20,419	28	5.8	87%	Below average
60634	Chicago	73,885	9,038	45	5.7	86%	Below average
60056	Mount Prospect	55,818	17,452	37	5.7	86%	Below average
60169	Hoffman Estates	33,401	10,355	22	5.7	85%	Below average
60655	Chicago	28,434	3,995	17	5.6	84%	Below average
60641	Chicago	68,894	12,906	42	5.6	84%	Below average
60176	Schiller Park	11,393	6,458	8	5.5	82%	Below average
60628	Chicago	60,431	7,654	35	5.4	82%	Below average
60439	Lemont	24,192	12,721	16	5.2	78%	Below average
60480	Willow Springs	5,388	773	3	5.2	78%	Below average
60649	Chicago	48,056	4,778	26	5.2	77%	Below average
60452	Oak Forest	26,739	5,281	15	5.1	77%	Below average
60633	Chicago	12,474	10,315	9	5.1	77%	Below average
60638	Chicago	57,074	37,741	38	5.0	75%	Below average
60302	Oak Park	32,862	7,083	18	4.9	74%	Below average
60625	Chicago	76,760	12,820	41	4.9	74%	Below average
60422	Flossmoor	9,542	1,424	5	4.9	73%	Below average
60558	Western Springs	13,446	2,222	7	4.8	72%	Below average
60644	Chicago	47,210	5,433	24	4.8	72%	Below average
60475	Steger	10,035	887	5	4.8	72%	Below average
60804	Cicero	82,797	14,661	42	4.7	70%	Below average
60827	Riverdale	24,713	2,241	12	4.6	70%	Below average
60016	Des Plaines	60,898	17,329	31	4.5	67%	Below average
60202	Evanston	32,341	7,547	16	4.4	66%	Below average
60621	Chicago	28,301	3,833	13	4.3	64%	Below average
60418	Crestwood	10,572	2,133	5	4.3	64%	Below average
60133	Hanover Park	36,732	6,371	17	4.3	64%	Below average
60022	Glencoe	8,352	2,391	4	4.2	63%	Below average
60425	Glenwood	8,714	1,909	4	4.1	62%	Below average
60651	Chicago	63,335	6,154	27	4.1	61%	Below average
60458	Justice	14,200	1,189	6	4.1	61%	Below average
60656	Chicago	29,538	5,140	13	4.0	61%	Below average
60646	Chicago	28,780	8,214	13	4.0	59%	Below average
60624	Chicago	35,263	6,140	15	3.9	59%	Below average
60623	Chicago	81,277	12,534	33	3.8	57%	Below average
60305	River Forest	11,992	4,595	5	3.5	52%	Below average
60629	Chicago	108,324	8,370	38	3.4	51%	Below average
60304	Oak Park	16,955	2,964	6	3.3	49%	Far below average
60513	Brookfield	19,343	3,146	6	2.9	43%	Far below average
60637	Chicago	52,721	31,368	16	2.3	35%	Far below average
60428	Markham	10,927	3,809	3	2.3	35%	Far below average
60631	Chicago	30,924	23,781	10	2.3	35%	Far below average
60645	Chicago	48,208	4,307	10	2.0	30%	Far below average
60466	Park Forest	21,461	2,093	3	1.3	20%	Far below average
60006	Arlington Heights	—	36	0–2	—	—	Not published
60017	Des Plaines	—	170	0–2	—	—	Not published
60029	Golf	518	88	0–2	—	—	Not published
60043	Kenilworth	2,503	555	0–2	—	—	Not published
60065	Northbrook	—	201	0–2	—	—	Not published
60078	Palatine	—	40	0–2	—	—	Not published
60082	Techny	—	184	0–2	—	—	Not published
60141	Hines	195	3,318	0–2	—	—	Not published
60159	Schaumburg	—	14	0–2	—	—	Not published
60161	Melrose Park	—	61	0–2	—	—	Not published
60168	Schaumburg	—	27	0–2	—	—	Not published
60179	Hoffman Estates	—	1,237	0–2	—	—	Not published
60196	Schaumburg	—	3,103	0–2	—	—	Not published
60203	Evanston	4,680	390	0–2	—	—	Not published
60204	Evanston	—	160	0–2	—	—	Not published
60208	Evanston	255	20,972	0–2	—	—	Not published
60303	Oak Park	—	20	0–2	—	—	Not published
60412	Chicago Heights	—	43	0–2	—	—	Not published
60454	Oak Lawn	—	156	0–2	—	—	Not published
60472	Robbins	4,563	217	0–2	—	—	Not published
60499	Bedford Park	—	77	0–2	—	—	Not published
60526	La Grange Park	13,459	1,746	0–2	—	—	Not published
60666	Chicago	—	37,159	13	—	—	Not published
60673	Chicago	—	7	0–2	—	—	Not published
60680	Chicago	—	80	0–2	—	—	Not published
60690	Chicago	—	25	0–2	—	—	Not published
60699	Chicago	—	50	0–2	—	—	Not published

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 722513 — limited-service restaurants. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 4,327 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (6.67 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.