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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County, IL

How Jackson 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,969 of 2,210 scored counties
#75 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
54
30 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
19
−24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,677 a household
Spending per listing
$713K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County is 25 (lower middle), #1,969 of 2,210 scored counties and #75 of 79 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County. 30 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,677 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $38.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $713K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson County in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.522.923.3
Spending per listing$713K$933K$880K
Households per official establishment1,2081,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−24.0%−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,677$2,141$2,055
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 19−24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
247
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
49Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5430 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents 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 Jackson 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
75Jackson County, IL255423.5$713K−1.5%#1,969 of 2,210

Other business types in Jackson County

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

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Questions

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

There are 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 30 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $38.5M a year, or $1,677 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $713K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 23.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $713K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 44, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County scores 25 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,969 of 2,210 scored counties.

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