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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #654 of 2,210 scored counties
#19 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,795 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,803
−4.4% 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 Hancock County spend about $13.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 2,538 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hancock County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #654 of 2,210 scored counties and #19 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.222.923.3
Spending per listing$2M$933K$880K
Households per official establishment2,5381,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,795$2,141$2,055
Median household income$65,865$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$128K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,803−4.4% since 2020
Households
7,613
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
794 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$65,865+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,824
Median home value
$113,800
Jobs located here
4,044
Daytime population
13,542Residents 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 Hancock 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
19Hancock County, IL6179.2$2M−4.4%#654 of 2,210

Other business types in Hancock 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 Hancock County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County. 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $1,795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,613 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 9.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 16, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,538 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 16,803 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,613 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $65,865 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Hancock County scores 61 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #654 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Hancock County

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