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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in White County, IL

How White 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 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,155 of 2,210 scored counties
#79 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,688 a household
Spending per listing
$638K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.4
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,250
−4.0% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, White County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #2,155 of 2,210 scored counties and #79 of 79 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,688 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $9.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $638K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in White County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in White County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of White County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How White 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 White County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.422.923.3
Spending per listing$638K$933K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,688$2,141$2,055
Median household income$54,813$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,250−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,672
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$54,813+11.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,222
Median home value
$108,100
Jobs located here
4,152
Daytime population
11,826Residents 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 White 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
79White County, IL151526.4$638K−4.0%#2,155 of 2,210

Other business types in White 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 White County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in White County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in White County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.6M a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $638K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,672 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

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

White County has 26.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $638K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, White County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is White County, IL growing?

Population estimates put White County at 13,250 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,672 households. The median household income in White County is $54,813 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.2% 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. White County scores 15 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,155 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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