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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,167 of 2,210 scored counties
#43 of 79 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
55
21 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,851 a household
Spending per listing
$975K
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,225
+0.2% 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 Williamson County spend about $53.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,851 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $975K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Williamson County has 55 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Williamson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,932 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamson County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County is 49 (lower middle), #1,167 of 2,210 scored counties and #43 of 79 scored counties in Illinois.

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.022.923.3
Spending per listing$975K$933K$880K
Households per official establishment1,9321,0641,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,851$2,141$2,055
Median household income$65,604$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5521 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The 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 Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,225+0.2% since 2020
Households
28,983
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$65,604+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,846
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
28,604
Daytime population
68,042Residents 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 Williamson 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
43Williamson County, IL495519.0$975K+0.2%#1,167 of 2,210

Other business types in Williamson 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 Williamson County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County. 21 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $53.7M a year, or $1,851 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $975K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,983 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 19.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $975K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 61, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,932 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $65,604 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Williamson County scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,167 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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