Web design agencies in Chicago, IL.
What the web design agencies in Chicago look like on Google Maps and on their own websites, from real LeadMerlin searches. Get the full list with owner names, checked emails and phone line types.
The market at a glance
A "web design agency" search in Chicago returned 100 distinct businesses, and 94% of them list a website. That's about the same as the other 10 cities we checked (95.5%). The median business has 9 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.73. That's lower than the median of the other 10 cities we checked (12.5). 9% are rated 4.8 or higher with at least 50 reviews, so they're the established leaders. 92% have claimed their Google Business Profile.
Google categories in the results
Primary Google Business Profile category of each business. LeadMerlin's niche filter keeps these and drops listings that only match the keyword by coincidence.
What their websites run
From a crawl of 18 of these sites (homepage plus up to four subpages). Small sample, so treat the numbers as a direction, not a census.
| Most common CMS | Custom / none detected (39%) |
| No analytics tag | 17% |
| Runs an ad pixel | 11% |
| Has a chat widget | 11% |
| Owner or principal named on the site | 11% |
| Publishes an email we could check | 67% |
| Main phone is a mobile line | 0% of 18 checked |
CMS split: Custom / none detected 39% · WordPress 39% · Wix 11% · Webflow 6% · Joomla 6%
Pitch angles this data suggests
- Only 11% run an ad pixel, so most aren't retargeting visitors. Paid-ads agencies have a lot of untouched accounts here.
- 89% have no chat widget. Chat, answering and lead-capture tools have a clear gap to point at.
- 73% have fewer than 20 Google reviews. Review-generation offers can quote a concrete gap against the leaders.
Pull the list yourself
In the dashboard, search "web design agency" in Chicago. Over the API, Chicago's location code is 1016367. You pay 1 credit per business with a website; listings without one and off-niche results are free.
curl -X POST https://api.leadmerlin.com/api/v2/searches \
-H "x-api-key: lm_your_key" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"keyword":"web design agency","location_codes":[1016367],"max_leads":100}'Using Claude, Cursor or another agent? Connect the remote MCP server and ask for "web design agencies in Chicago, IL".
FAQ
How many web design agencies are in Chicago, IL?
Google Maps returned 100 distinct web design agencies for a "web design agency" search in Chicago. Real counts are higher: Maps caps one search, and suburbs need their own location codes. LeadMerlin takes up to five location codes per search.
How do I get a list of web design agencies in Chicago, IL with emails?
Sign up for LeadMerlin (100 free leads, no card) and search "web design agency" in Chicago. Each business with a website is crawled for the owner's name and published emails, which are checked before you get them. Export to CSV or pull JSON from the API.
Where does this data come from?
Public Google Business Profile listings and the businesses' own websites, collected by LeadMerlin searches. This page shows aggregates only, never names or contact details. Data as of 2026-11-11.
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