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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sangamon County, IL

How Sangamon 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,545 of 2,210 scored counties
#60 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
183
85 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
88
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$169.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,000 a household
Spending per listing
$926K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.6
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,170
−1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sangamon County. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 21.6 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,000 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Sangamon County spend about $169.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $926K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sangamon County was 88 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 141 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $113K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sangamon County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sangamon County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sangamon County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,545 of 2,210 scored counties and #60 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.

How Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSangamon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.622.923.3
Spending per listing$926K$933K$880K
Households per official establishment9631,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,000$2,141$2,055
Median household income$75,357$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 88−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,003
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
141Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18385 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$113K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
194,170−1.0% since 2020
Households
84,762
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
225
Median household income
$75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,226
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
128,055
Daytime population
233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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
60Sangamon County, IL3918321.6$926K−1.0%#1,545 of 2,210

Other business types in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, IL?

Sangamon County has 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 85 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 141 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $169.5M a year, or $2,000 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $926K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sangamon County has 21.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $926K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 193, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,545 of 2,210 scored counties.

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