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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kane County, IL

How Kane 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,383 of 2,210 scored counties
#57 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
513
261 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
244
−9.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$435.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,358 a household
Spending per listing
$849K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.8
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
525,757
+1.8% 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 Kane County spend about $435.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,358 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 513 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $849K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 513 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kane County as of September 2026. 261 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.8 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 244 businesses with payroll in Kane County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 757 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 382 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kane County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kane County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kane County is 43 (lower middle), #1,383 of 2,210 scored counties and #57 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.

How Kane 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 Kane County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKane CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.822.923.3
Spending per listing$849K$933K$880K
Households per official establishment7571,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.0%−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,358$2,141$2,055
Median household income$103,163$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
268 → 244−9.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,821
Annual payroll, 2023
$82M
One-person businesses, 2023
382Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
513261 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
495The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kane 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 Kane County

Population, 2025 estimate
525,757+1.8% since 2020
Households
184,706
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
996
Median household income
$103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,975
Median home value
$327,000
Jobs located here
219,275
Daytime population
474,484Residents 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 Kane 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
57Kane County, IL4351327.8$849K+1.8%#1,383 of 2,210

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 513 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kane County. 261 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 244 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 382 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $435.5M a year, or $2,358 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 513 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $849K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kane County has 27.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $849K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kane County would have about 495, against 513 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 757 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Kane County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,383 of 2,210 scored counties.

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