How many people search for food trucks each month?

About 2,706,030 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "food trucks chicago".

Who already ranks for food trucks searches?

1 dedicated directories and 2 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "food trucks chicago".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 day ago

Food Trucks Directory in Chicago, IL

A comprehensive directory of food trucks in Chicago, IL, showcasing diverse culinary options.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is a strong local demand for food trucks, evidenced by 13,720 monthly searches. However, competition includes one dedicated directory and several business sites and aggregators, making it challenging to rank. The opportunity score indicates it's worth a try despite the competition.

Local searches: 13,720; per month; 2,706,030 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 2; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,111; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'food trucks', with the Chicago keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

food trucks chicago

Local / national

13,720 / 2,706,030

Easy keywords

15 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
near me food truck	450,000	3 easy	$1.18	transactional
food truck	301,000	37 medium	$1.63	navigational
food truck r	301,000	2 easy	$1.63	navigational
food truck and	301,000	44 medium	$1.63	navigational
taco food truck near me	301,000	5 easy	$0.47	transactional
truck with food	301,000	37 medium	$1.63	transactional
taco truck food truck	135,000	3 easy	$1.39	transactional
food truck mexican near me	40,500	18 easy	$0.44	commercial
food truck buy	33,100	13 easy	$0.72	transactional
food truck sale	33,100	1 easy	$0.72	transactional
food truck park	33,100	2 easy	$0.41	navigational
food truck for se	33,100	1 easy	$0.72	navigational
lobster food truck chicago local	2,900	0 easy	$3.82	commercial
happy lobster food truck chicago local	2,900	3 easy	$3.82	navigational
food truck rental campaigns chicago local	1,900	0 easy	$1.39	commercial
food truck chicago local	1,600	0 easy	$4.86	commercial
chicago food truck festival local	1,300	2 easy	$0.05	informational
yum dum food truck chicago local	880	0 easy	$1.49	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'food trucks chicago', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

1 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	chicago.gov Chi Food Truck Fest Business site 4,848,761/mo	Business site	4,848,761
2	chicagofoodtruckfestival.com Chicago Food Truck Festival® \| Season 13 — The Return of ... Content 5,956/mo	Content	5,956
3	streetfoodfinder.com Chicago Food Trucks Dedicated directory 1,049,644/mo	Dedicated directory	1,049,644
4	app.foodtruckclub.com Chicago Food Truck Catering & Rentals Business site 26,509/mo	Business site	26,509
5	reddit.com How can I find food trucks? : r/chicagofood Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
6	chifta.org Chicago Food Truck Association Members \| CHIFTA Business site 3,243/mo	Business site	3,243
7	roaminghunger.com 2026 Chicago Guide to Food Trucks Content 297,059/mo	Content	297,059
8	instagram.com Tasty chicago (@tastychicagotruck) Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
9	gotruckster.com Find Food Trucks in Chicago - Map, Menus, Reviews, and ... Content 305,132/mo	Content	305,132

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'food trucks' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Chicago, IL. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,111

businesses to list

Matched on Google's broader category "Truck stop", since no category matches the niche exactly.

Best rated examples

Pilot Travel Center

Truck stop

3.3 (1,758)
Bulldog CDL Truck Driving School

Truck driving school

4.8 (922)
Progressive Truck Driving School Inc.

Truck driving school

4.7 (697)
FedEx Ground

Trucking company

3.8 (621)
M&K Truck Centers, Summit

Truck dealer

3.5 (579)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

ChiTruckFinder
ChicagoBitesOnWheels
FoodTruckHaven

Monetization

featured listings

Charge food trucks for premium placement in search results.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year