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Clothing and shoe stores in Coles County, IL
How Coles County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,788 of 2,087 scored counties
#64 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 35
- 19 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,607
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Coles County is 27 (lower middle), #1,788 of 2,087 scored counties and #64 of 70 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 clothing and shoe stores in Coles County. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,731 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Coles County spend about $36M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 35 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1M per store, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Coles County in 2023. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coles County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Coles 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 and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Coles County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,157 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,731 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,478 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 in Coles 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 Coles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,607−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,824
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,657
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,356
- Daytime population
- 50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Coles County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 64Coles County, IL | 27 | 35 | 16.8 | $1M | −1.0% | #1,788 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Coles County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Coles County, IL?
Coles County has 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $36M a year, or $1,731 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Coles County has 16.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Coles County would have about 28, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Coles County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coles County scores 27 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,788 of 2,087 scored counties.
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