Market rankings · Illinois
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 11,555
- 4,418 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 4,733
- −14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.8B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $933K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11,555 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Illinois. Of those, 4,418 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Illinois spend about $10.8B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,141 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $933K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Illinois was 4,733 in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,064 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 103 SBA-backed loans worth $42.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #34 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Kankakee metro area scores highest (66). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest (80).
Every market in Illinois for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kankakee, IL | 66 | 68 | 16.6 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #86 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 64 | 144 | 20.5 | $1M | +0.1% | #103 of 387 |
| 3Peoria, IL | 59 | 284 | 18.5 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #131 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 57 | 299 | 18.5 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #149 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 57 | 2,369 | 20.4 | $1M | −0.2% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Rockford, IL | 51 | 252 | 18.6 | $1M | −0.3% | #200 of 387 |
| 5Champaign-Urbana, IL | 47 | 216 | 22.0 | $869K | +1.5% | #227 of 387 |
| 6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 46 | 9,001 | 24.7 | $907K | 0.0% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Springfield, IL | 44 | 190 | 21.1 | $945K | −1.2% | #245 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, IL | 42 | 93 | 21.4 | $849K | −4.3% | #257 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 32 | 118 | 30.8 | $596K | +1.7% | #310 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 11 | 139 | 33.3 | $529K | −1.2% | #383 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 80 | 25 | 12.0 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #32 of 536 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 73 | 19 | 13.0 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #77 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, IL | 65 | 19 | 12.2 | $1.4M | −3.4% | #132 of 536 |
| 4Lincoln, IL | 63 | 13 | 11.5 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #149 of 536 |
| 5Canton, IL | 61 | 22 | 15.9 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #169 of 536 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 61 | 25 | 18.7 | $1M | −3.4% | #172 of 536 |
| 7Taylorville, IL | 59 | 21 | 15.5 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #190 of 536 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 57 | 55 | 19.0 | $975K | +0.2% | #215 of 536 |
| 9Galesburg, IL | 56 | 33 | 15.7 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #224 of 536 |
| 10Sterling, IL | 56 | 45 | 19.5 | $935K | −2.6% | #227 of 536 |
| 11Freeport, IL | 54 | 32 | 16.5 | $1.1M | −3.0% | #236 of 536 |
| 12Jacksonville, IL | 53 | 30 | 19.8 | $926K | −3.1% | #246 of 536 |
| 13Danville, IL | 51 | 44 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −3.7% | #255 of 536 |
| 14Macomb, IL | 50 | 21 | 17.7 | $961K | −4.5% | #267 of 536 |
| 15Ottawa, IL | 46 | 127 | 20.5 | $929K | −1.6% | #306 of 536 |
| 16Effingham, IL | 39 | 49 | 27.0 | $723K | −0.9% | #372 of 536 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 38 | 46 | 23.1 | $766K | −2.5% | #378 of 536 |
| 17Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 37 | 42 | 20.2 | $858K | −1.0% | #388 of 536 |
| 18Mount Vernon, IL | 36 | 36 | 24.3 | $731K | −2.3% | #402 of 536 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 29 | 54 | 23.5 | $713K | −1.5% | #447 of 536 |
| 20Quincy, IL-MO | 29 | 89 | 28.6 | $634K | −2.0% | #448 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 83 | 14 | 7.2 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #90 of 2,210 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 80 | 59 | 13.0 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #138 of 2,210 |
| 3Woodford County, IL | 76 | 11 | 7.5 | $2.9M | −0.8% | #201 of 2,210 |
| 4Piatt County, IL | 76 | 7 | 10.1 | $2.1M | +0.6% | #208 of 2,210 |
| 5Grundy County, IL | 74 | 31 | 15.1 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #275 of 2,210 |
| 6Ogle County, IL | 73 | 25 | 12.0 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #291 of 2,210 |
| 7Macoupin County, IL | 71 | 18 | 10.2 | $1.9M | −2.6% | #340 of 2,210 |
| 8McHenry County, IL | 71 | 178 | 15.1 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #347 of 2,210 |
| 9Will County, IL | 69 | 395 | 16.2 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #404 of 2,210 |
| 10Moultrie County, IL | 67 | 5 | 8.6 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #444 of 2,210 |
| 11Tazewell County, IL | 66 | 67 | 12.4 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #480 of 2,210 |
| 12Livingston County, IL | 66 | 19 | 13.0 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #485 of 2,210 |
| 13DeKalb County, IL | 66 | 60 | 15.2 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #498 of 2,210 |
| 14Monroe County, IL | 66 | 28 | 20.2 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #502 of 2,210 |
| 15Shelby County, IL | 64 | 6 | 6.7 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #551 of 2,210 |
| 16Clinton County, IL | 64 | 25 | 17.2 | $1.2M | +0.6% | #571 of 2,210 |
| 17Washington County, IL | 63 | 6 | 10.4 | $1.8M | −1.2% | #582 of 2,210 |
| 18Warren County, IL | 62 | 5 | 7.4 | $2.5M | −3.6% | #611 of 2,210 |
| 19Hancock County, IL | 61 | 7 | 9.2 | $2M | −4.4% | #654 of 2,210 |
| 20Fayette County, IL | 60 | 5 | 6.4 | $2.8M | −3.2% | #695 of 2,210 |
| 21Iroquois County, IL | 60 | 9 | 7.9 | $2.3M | −3.0% | #696 of 2,210 |
| 22Henry County, IL | 60 | 27 | 13.3 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #706 of 2,210 |
| 23Marion County, IL | 59 | 19 | 12.2 | $1.4M | −3.4% | #740 of 2,210 |
| 24Madison County, IL | 58 | 171 | 15.5 | $1.3M | −1.0% | #778 of 2,210 |
| 25Carroll County, IL | 57 | 6 | 9.1 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #793 of 2,210 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wayne County, IL | 56 | 7 | 10.2 | $1.7M | −1.6% | #845 of 2,210 |
| 27Marshall County, IL | 56 | 6 | 11.8 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #847 of 2,210 |
| 28Menard County, IL | 56 | 7 | 13.4 | $1.4M | −3.3% | #852 of 2,210 |
| 29Logan County, IL | 55 | 13 | 11.5 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #896 of 2,210 |
| 30Perry County, IL | 55 | 10 | 12.7 | $1.4M | −3.5% | #902 of 2,210 |
| 31Montgomery County, IL | 55 | 19 | 16.8 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #915 of 2,210 |
| 32Clark County, IL | 54 | 8 | 12.2 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #933 of 2,210 |
| 33Kankakee County, IL | 54 | 68 | 16.6 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #946 of 2,210 |
| 34Fulton County, IL | 54 | 22 | 15.9 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #953 of 2,210 |
| 35Lee County, IL | 54 | 25 | 18.7 | $1M | −3.4% | #964 of 2,210 |
| 36Greene County, IL | 53 | 5 | 11.2 | $1.6M | −5.1% | #987 of 2,210 |
| 37Christian County, IL | 53 | 21 | 15.5 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #1,002 of 2,210 |
| 38Bureau County, IL | 52 | 17 | 12.1 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #1,038 of 2,210 |
| 39Jersey County, IL | 52 | 14 | 17.6 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #1,047 of 2,210 |
| 40McLean County, IL | 52 | 144 | 20.5 | $1M | +0.1% | #1,060 of 2,210 |
| 41Rock Island County, IL | 51 | 94 | 15.2 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #1,086 of 2,210 |
| 42Knox County, IL | 49 | 33 | 15.7 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #1,159 of 2,210 |
| 43Williamson County, IL | 49 | 55 | 19.0 | $975K | +0.2% | #1,167 of 2,210 |
| 44Whiteside County, IL | 49 | 45 | 19.5 | $935K | −2.6% | #1,170 of 2,210 |
| 45Edgar County, IL | 48 | 9 | 11.9 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #1,185 of 2,210 |
| 46Franklin County, IL | 48 | 24 | 14.9 | $1.1M | −2.1% | #1,190 of 2,210 |
| 47Stephenson County, IL | 48 | 32 | 16.5 | $1.1M | −3.0% | #1,195 of 2,210 |
| 48Pike County, IL | 47 | 7 | 11.7 | $1.5M | −2.8% | #1,228 of 2,210 |
| 49Mason County, IL | 47 | 7 | 12.1 | $1.5M | −4.9% | #1,229 of 2,210 |
| 50Crawford County, IL | 47 | 14 | 18.7 | $1M | +0.1% | #1,239 of 2,210 |
| 51Vermilion County, IL | 46 | 44 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −3.7% | #1,264 of 2,210 |
| 52Lake County, IL | 45 | 693 | 26.8 | $936K | +0.8% | #1,313 of 2,210 |
| 53McDonough County, IL | 44 | 21 | 17.7 | $961K | −4.5% | #1,342 of 2,210 |
| 54DuPage County, IL | 44 | 961 | 27.4 | $911K | +0.3% | #1,345 of 2,210 |
| 55Randolph County, IL | 43 | 21 | 17.6 | $1M | −0.6% | #1,371 of 2,210 |
| 56Morgan County, IL | 43 | 28 | 21.4 | $860K | −2.9% | #1,382 of 2,210 |
| 57Kane County, IL | 43 | 513 | 27.8 | $849K | +1.8% | #1,383 of 2,210 |
| 58Champaign County, IL | 42 | 195 | 22.8 | $834K | +1.8% | #1,419 of 2,210 |
| 59Union County, IL | 40 | 10 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −3.7% | #1,495 of 2,210 |
| 60Sangamon County, IL | 39 | 183 | 21.6 | $926K | −1.0% | #1,545 of 2,210 |
| 61LaSalle County, IL | 39 | 108 | 23.8 | $807K | −1.5% | #1,549 of 2,210 |
| 62Saline County, IL | 39 | 22 | 21.9 | $792K | −4.1% | #1,551 of 2,210 |
| 63Winnebago County, IL | 38 | 238 | 20.5 | $903K | −0.4% | #1,584 of 2,210 |
| 64St. Clair County, IL | 37 | 215 | 21.3 | $930K | −2.5% | #1,618 of 2,210 |
| 65Macon County, IL | 37 | 93 | 21.4 | $849K | −4.3% | #1,621 of 2,210 |
| 66Cook County, IL | 36 | 5,650 | 26.9 | $806K | −1.3% | #1,666 of 2,210 |
| 67Ford County, IL | 35 | 14 | 24.0 | $743K | −2.2% | #1,699 of 2,210 |
| 68Massac County, IL | 33 | 9 | 16.5 | $1M | −4.5% | #1,747 of 2,210 |
| 69Peoria County, IL | 33 | 196 | 25.2 | $761K | −1.6% | #1,757 of 2,210 |
| 70Coles County, IL | 32 | 42 | 20.2 | $858K | −1.0% | #1,791 of 2,210 |
| 71Jefferson County, IL | 31 | 36 | 24.3 | $731K | −2.3% | #1,821 of 2,210 |
| 72Effingham County, IL | 31 | 46 | 33.0 | $603K | −0.5% | #1,829 of 2,210 |
| 73Richland County, IL | 30 | 12 | 18.6 | $935K | −3.7% | #1,844 of 2,210 |
| 74Douglas County, IL | 28 | 32 | 41.2 | $462K | +0.5% | #1,909 of 2,210 |
| 75Jackson County, IL | 25 | 54 | 23.5 | $713K | −1.5% | #1,969 of 2,210 |
| 76Adams County, IL | 24 | 84 | 30.1 | $606K | −2.1% | #1,997 of 2,210 |
| 77Jo Daviess County, IL | 21 | 36 | 34.6 | $565K | −2.2% | #2,053 of 2,210 |
| 78Wabash County, IL | 19 | 13 | 27.4 | $645K | −3.6% | #2,092 of 2,210 |
| 79White County, IL | 15 | 15 | 26.4 | $638K | −4.0% | #2,155 of 2,210 |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +0.6% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $3.2M | −2.6% | |
| De Witt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $3.1M | −2.1% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $4.9M | −9.7% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 9.8 | $1.8M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $2.3M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $4.6M | −4.0% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 7.2 | $2.6M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 16.0 | $1.2M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 11.8 | $1.6M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.3 | $2.4M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $1.2M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 15.0 | $1.2M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $2.4M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 17.5 | $1.1M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $3M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $1.9M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 15.8 | $1.1M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 19.1 | $926K | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $2.5M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Illinois?
There are 11,555 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. 4,418 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4,733 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 10,788 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Illinois spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.8B a year, or $2,141 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11,555 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $933K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Illinois has 22.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $933K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Illinois would have about 12,247, against 11,555 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,064 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Kankakee metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 79 scored counties in Illinois, Boone County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Illinois scores 44 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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