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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ford County, IL
How Ford County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,699 of 2,210 scored counties
#67 of 79 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $743K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,216
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Ford County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,699 of 2,210 scored counties and #67 of 79 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ford County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,785 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Ford County spend about $10.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $743K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ford County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 22.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $743K | $933K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,943 | 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 | $1,785 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,439 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,216−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,828
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $62,439+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,163
- Median home value
- $122,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,845
- Daytime population
- 12,564Residents 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 Ford 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 |
| 67Ford County, IL | 35 | 14 | 24.0 | $743K | −2.2% | #1,699 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ford 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ford County, IL?
Ford County has 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ford County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $743K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,828 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ford County has 24.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $743K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ford County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 13,216 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,828 households. Median household income in Ford County is $62,439, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Ford County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,699 of 2,210 scored counties.
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