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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County, IL
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #933 of 2,210 scored counties
#32 of 79 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,114
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,840 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $12.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.5M per business, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clark County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clark County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #933 of 2,210 scored counties and #32 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.
How Clark County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Clark County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 22.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $933K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,064 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,840 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,927 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clark County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,114−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,555
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $72,927+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,731
- Median home value
- $132,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,292
- Daytime population
- 13,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clark County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 32Clark County, IL | 54 | 8 | 12.2 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #933 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Clark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clark County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clark County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clark County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $12.1M a year, or $1,840 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,555 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Clark County has 12.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clark County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Clark County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 15,114 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,555 households. The median household income in Clark County is $72,927 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
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. Clark County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #933 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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