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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in LaSalle County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,549 of 2,210 scored counties
#61 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
108
35 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
32
−33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
Spending per listing
$807K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.8
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,773
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in LaSalle County. 35 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.8, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in LaSalle County comes to about $87.2M a year: $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $807K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in LaSalle County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in LaSalle County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. LaSalle County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,549 of 2,210 scored counties and #61 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.

How LaSalle 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 LaSalle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLaSalle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.822.923.3
Spending per listing$807K$933K$880K
Households per official establishment1,4181,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−33.3%−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,922$2,141$2,055
Median household income$73,045$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48 → 32−33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
204
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10835 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
99The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,773−1.5% since 2020
Households
45,373
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,009
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
39,709
Daytime population
97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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
61LaSalle County, IL3910823.8$807K−1.5%#1,549 of 2,210

Other business types in LaSalle 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 LaSalle County, IL?

There are 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in LaSalle County as of September 2026. 35 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $87.2M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $807K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaSalle County has 23.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $807K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 99, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,210 scored counties.

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