Market rankings · Illinois
Clothing and shoe stores in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 8,001
- 3,649 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 3,647
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.8B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 8,001 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3,649 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Illinois spend about $10.8B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,141 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Official counts show 3,647 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Illinois in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,381 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 72 SBA-backed loans worth $25.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #27 for clothing and shoe stores, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Kankakee metro area scores highest (66). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest (79).
Every market in Illinois for clothing and shoe stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kankakee, IL | 66 | 45 | 11.0 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #80 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 58 | 1,695 | 14.6 | $1.4M | −0.2% | #149 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 57 | 213 | 13.2 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #156 of 387 |
| 2Peoria, IL | 54 | 219 | 14.2 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #179 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IL | 54 | 113 | 16.1 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #181 of 387 |
| 4Rockford, IL | 52 | 182 | 13.4 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #192 of 387 |
| 5Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | 6,084 | 16.7 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #193 of 387 |
| 6Champaign-Urbana, IL | 47 | 158 | 16.1 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #223 of 387 |
| 7Decatur, IL | 43 | 68 | 15.6 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #243 of 387 |
| 8Springfield, IL | 38 | 152 | 16.9 | $1.2M | −1.2% | #276 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 27 | 90 | 23.5 | $781K | +1.7% | #332 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 10 | 114 | 27.3 | $645K | −1.2% | #385 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 79 | 17 | 8.2 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #34 of 536 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 71 | 14 | 9.6 | $2M | −2.1% | #93 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, IL | 66 | 11 | 7.1 | $2.5M | −3.4% | #125 of 536 |
| 4Lincoln, IL | 61 | 10 | 8.9 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #169 of 536 |
| 5Dixon, IL | 60 | 19 | 14.2 | $1.3M | −3.4% | #184 of 536 |
| 6Canton, IL | 58 | 17 | 12.3 | $1.4M | −2.0% | #200 of 536 |
| 7Galesburg, IL | 55 | 24 | 11.4 | $1.5M | −4.1% | #227 of 536 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 55 | 43 | 14.8 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #229 of 536 |
| 9Sterling, IL | 55 | 34 | 14.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #230 of 536 |
| 10Taylorville, IL | 54 | 18 | 13.2 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #240 of 536 |
| 11Danville, IL | 51 | 34 | 11.3 | $1.5M | −3.7% | #260 of 536 |
| 12Macomb, IL | 51 | 15 | 12.7 | $1.3M | −4.5% | #263 of 536 |
| 13Freeport, IL | 51 | 26 | 13.4 | $1.3M | −3.0% | #265 of 536 |
| 14Ottawa, IL | 51 | 90 | 14.5 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #266 of 536 |
| 15Jacksonville, IL | 45 | 28 | 18.5 | $992K | −3.1% | #315 of 536 |
| 16Effingham, IL | 37 | 40 | 22.1 | $886K | −0.9% | #385 of 536 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 36 | 35 | 17.6 | $1M | −2.5% | #393 of 536 |
| 17Mount Vernon, IL | 34 | 28 | 18.9 | $940K | −2.3% | #411 of 536 |
| 18Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 33 | 35 | 16.8 | $1M | −1.0% | #416 of 536 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 30 | 38 | 16.6 | $1M | −1.5% | #442 of 536 |
| 20Quincy, IL-MO | 29 | 70 | 22.5 | $806K | −2.0% | #452 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 83 | 7 | 3.6 | $5.8M | +0.4% | #101 of 2,087 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 81 | 46 | 10.1 | $2.4M | +9.9% | #144 of 2,087 |
| 3Woodford County, IL | 76 | 7 | 4.8 | $4.6M | −0.8% | #206 of 2,087 |
| 4McHenry County, IL | 76 | 114 | 9.7 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #214 of 2,087 |
| 5Ogle County, IL | 74 | 17 | 8.2 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #257 of 2,087 |
| 6Grundy County, IL | 74 | 21 | 10.2 | $2.1M | +2.9% | #264 of 2,087 |
| 7Macoupin County, IL | 73 | 10 | 5.7 | $3.4M | −2.6% | #274 of 2,087 |
| 8Will County, IL | 73 | 266 | 10.9 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #289 of 2,087 |
| 9Monroe County, IL | 72 | 15 | 10.8 | $2.1M | −0.3% | #326 of 2,087 |
| 10DeKalb County, IL | 69 | 39 | 9.9 | $2M | +1.5% | #407 of 2,087 |
| 11Tazewell County, IL | 68 | 44 | 8.1 | $2.4M | −0.9% | #428 of 2,087 |
| 12Livingston County, IL | 65 | 14 | 9.6 | $2M | −2.1% | #523 of 2,087 |
| 13Clinton County, IL | 63 | 18 | 12.4 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #582 of 2,087 |
| 14Marion County, IL | 62 | 11 | 7.1 | $2.5M | −3.4% | #598 of 2,087 |
| 15Madison County, IL | 62 | 121 | 11.0 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #611 of 2,087 |
| 16Iroquois County, IL | 60 | 6 | 5.2 | $3.5M | −3.0% | #663 of 2,087 |
| 17Henry County, IL | 58 | 20 | 9.9 | $2M | −2.2% | #738 of 2,087 |
| 18Rock Island County, IL | 57 | 62 | 10.0 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #769 of 2,087 |
| 19Kankakee County, IL | 56 | 45 | 11.0 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #813 of 2,087 |
| 20Perry County, IL | 54 | 7 | 8.9 | $2M | −3.5% | #881 of 2,087 |
| 21Carroll County, IL | 53 | 5 | 7.6 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #915 of 2,087 |
| 22Logan County, IL | 53 | 10 | 8.9 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #916 of 2,087 |
| 23Hancock County, IL | 53 | 7 | 9.2 | $2M | −4.4% | #918 of 2,087 |
| 24Jersey County, IL | 53 | 10 | 12.6 | $1.6M | −1.5% | #928 of 2,087 |
| 25Lee County, IL | 53 | 19 | 14.2 | $1.3M | −3.4% | #945 of 2,087 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Fulton County, IL | 52 | 17 | 12.3 | $1.4M | −2.0% | #977 of 2,087 |
| 27Wayne County, IL | 51 | 6 | 8.7 | $1.9M | −1.6% | #1,004 of 2,087 |
| 28Menard County, IL | 50 | 6 | 11.5 | $1.7M | −3.3% | #1,038 of 2,087 |
| 29Lake County, IL | 50 | 468 | 18.1 | $1.4M | +0.8% | #1,050 of 2,087 |
| 30Bureau County, IL | 49 | 13 | 9.3 | $2M | −2.1% | #1,076 of 2,087 |
| 31Randolph County, IL | 49 | 13 | 10.9 | $1.7M | −0.6% | #1,079 of 2,087 |
| 32Knox County, IL | 49 | 24 | 11.4 | $1.5M | −4.1% | #1,088 of 2,087 |
| 33McLean County, IL | 49 | 113 | 16.1 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,097 of 2,087 |
| 34Montgomery County, IL | 49 | 17 | 15.0 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #1,104 of 2,087 |
| 35DuPage County, IL | 48 | 651 | 18.6 | $1.3M | +0.3% | #1,128 of 2,087 |
| 36Whiteside County, IL | 48 | 34 | 14.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #1,135 of 2,087 |
| 37Pike County, IL | 47 | 5 | 8.4 | $2.1M | −2.8% | #1,147 of 2,087 |
| 38Christian County, IL | 47 | 18 | 13.2 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #1,157 of 2,087 |
| 39Vermilion County, IL | 46 | 34 | 11.3 | $1.5M | −3.7% | #1,185 of 2,087 |
| 40Franklin County, IL | 46 | 18 | 11.2 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #1,186 of 2,087 |
| 41Williamson County, IL | 46 | 43 | 14.8 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #1,196 of 2,087 |
| 42Crawford County, IL | 45 | 11 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,215 of 2,087 |
| 43Kane County, IL | 45 | 368 | 19.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #1,224 of 2,087 |
| 44McDonough County, IL | 44 | 15 | 12.7 | $1.3M | −4.5% | #1,251 of 2,087 |
| 45Stephenson County, IL | 44 | 26 | 13.4 | $1.3M | −3.0% | #1,252 of 2,087 |
| 46Champaign County, IL | 43 | 143 | 16.7 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #1,297 of 2,087 |
| 47Mason County, IL | 42 | 6 | 10.4 | $1.7M | −4.9% | #1,320 of 2,087 |
| 48Edgar County, IL | 41 | 8 | 10.6 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,351 of 2,087 |
| 49Cook County, IL | 41 | 3,785 | 18.0 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #1,366 of 2,087 |
| 50LaSalle County, IL | 41 | 77 | 17.0 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #1,371 of 2,087 |
| 51Winnebago County, IL | 40 | 175 | 15.1 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #1,396 of 2,087 |
| 52Macon County, IL | 39 | 68 | 15.6 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #1,434 of 2,087 |
| 53Saline County, IL | 39 | 16 | 16.0 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #1,438 of 2,087 |
| 54St. Clair County, IL | 38 | 158 | 15.7 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #1,468 of 2,087 |
| 55Sangamon County, IL | 38 | 146 | 17.2 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #1,472 of 2,087 |
| 56Massac County, IL | 37 | 6 | 11.0 | $1.6M | −4.5% | #1,491 of 2,087 |
| 57Union County, IL | 37 | 8 | 11.6 | $1.5M | −3.7% | #1,492 of 2,087 |
| 58Morgan County, IL | 37 | 26 | 19.9 | $926K | −2.9% | #1,515 of 2,087 |
| 59Ford County, IL | 33 | 11 | 18.9 | $946K | −2.2% | #1,627 of 2,087 |
| 60Richland County, IL | 30 | 9 | 14.0 | $1.2M | −3.7% | #1,703 of 2,087 |
| 61Peoria County, IL | 30 | 160 | 20.6 | $932K | −1.6% | #1,716 of 2,087 |
| 62Jefferson County, IL | 29 | 28 | 18.9 | $940K | −2.3% | #1,748 of 2,087 |
| 63Effingham County, IL | 29 | 37 | 26.5 | $750K | −0.5% | #1,756 of 2,087 |
| 64Coles County, IL | 27 | 35 | 16.8 | $1M | −1.0% | #1,788 of 2,087 |
| 65Wabash County, IL | 25 | 8 | 16.9 | $1M | −3.6% | #1,835 of 2,087 |
| 66Jackson County, IL | 25 | 38 | 16.6 | $1M | −1.5% | #1,836 of 2,087 |
| 67Douglas County, IL | 25 | 29 | 37.3 | $510K | +0.5% | #1,857 of 2,087 |
| 68Adams County, IL | 23 | 66 | 23.6 | $771K | −2.1% | #1,888 of 2,087 |
| 69Jo Daviess County, IL | 20 | 29 | 27.9 | $702K | −2.2% | #1,938 of 2,087 |
| 70White County, IL | 18 | 10 | 17.6 | $957K | −4.0% | #1,978 of 2,087 |
| Fayette County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $3.5M | −3.2% | |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $4.1M | −1.6% | |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +0.6% | |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $3.7M | +0.6% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $3.1M | −3.6% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $6.4M | −2.6% | |
| De Witt County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $6.1M | −2.1% | |
| Clark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $3M | −2.2% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $4.9M | −9.7% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $3.7M | −0.8% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $2.8M | −1.2% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $3.6M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.6 | $3.1M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $9.2M | −4.0% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $8.2M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.9 | $2.3M | −2.0% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 7.2 | $2.6M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 10.7 | $1.8M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $2.1M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $4.8M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $1.8M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 15.0 | $1.2M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 17.5 | $1.1M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $1.9M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 15.8 | $1.1M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 19.1 | $926K | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $2.5M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8,001 clothing and shoe stores in Illinois. 3,649 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3,647 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Official counts list 10,499 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Illinois spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.8B a year, or $2,141 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,001 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Illinois has 15.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Illinois would have about 8,485, against 8,001 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,381 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for clothing and shoe stores?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Kankakee metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 70 scored counties in Illinois, Boone County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #27 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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