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Clothing and shoe stores in DuPage County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,128 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 651
- 369 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 327
- −17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $875.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,496 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 651 clothing and shoe stores in DuPage County. 369 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,496 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in DuPage County spend about $875.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above 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 327 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in DuPage County in 2023, down 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 785 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in DuPage County.
Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DuPage County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,128 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage 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 | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,073 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.2% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,496 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 395 → 327−17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,963
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $151.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 785Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651369 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 689The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents 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 DuPage 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 |
| 35DuPage County, IL | 48 | 651 | 18.6 | $1.3M | +0.3% | #1,128 of 2,087 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners35
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in DuPage County, IL?
DuPage County has 651 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 369 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 17.2% from 2019. Official counts list 785 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $875.6M a year, or $2,496 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 651 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
DuPage County has 18.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, DuPage County would have about 689, against 651 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,128 of 2,087 scored counties.
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