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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grundy County, IL

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grundy County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #275 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
31
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,181 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,052
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Grundy County spend about $44.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,181 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 65% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Grundy County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,288 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grundy County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #275 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 79 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Grundy 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Grundy County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.122.923.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$933K$880K
Households per official establishment2,2881,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,181$2,141$2,055
Median household income$92,235$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$827K
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,052+2.9% since 2020
Households
20,595
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,828
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
22,659
Daytime population
48,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Grundy County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL83147.2$2.9M+0.4%#90 of 2,210
2Kendall County, IL805913.0$1.8M+9.9%#138 of 2,210
3Woodford County, IL76117.5$2.9M−0.8%#201 of 2,210
4Piatt County, IL76710.1$2.1M+0.6%#208 of 2,210
5Grundy County, IL743115.1$1.4M+2.9%#275 of 2,210
6Ogle County, IL732512.0$1.7M−0.7%#291 of 2,210
7Macoupin County, IL711810.2$1.9M−2.6%#340 of 2,210
8McHenry County, IL7117815.1$1.6M+2.5%#347 of 2,210
9Will County, IL6939516.2$1.5M+2.2%#404 of 2,210
10Moultrie County, IL6758.6$2.2M−0.8%#444 of 2,210

Other business types in Grundy County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Grundy County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grundy County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $44.9M a year, or $2,181 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grundy County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Grundy County has 15.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Grundy County would have about 51, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,288 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County scores 74 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #275 of 2,210 scored counties.

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