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Clothing and shoe stores in Kane County, IL
How Kane 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,224 of 2,087 scored counties
#43 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 368
- 228 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 195
- −11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $435.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,358 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 525,757
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 368 clothing and shoe stores in Kane County. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 19.9 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Kane County spend about $435.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,358 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 368 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 7% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kane County was 195 in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 947 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 378 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $74K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kane County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kane County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Kane County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,224 of 2,087 scored counties and #43 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kane 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 | Kane County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 947 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.4% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,358 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $103,163 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220 → 195−11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,433
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 378Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 368228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 343The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $74K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kane 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 Kane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 525,757+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 184,706
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 996
- Median household income
- $103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,975
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 219,275
- Daytime population
- 474,484Residents 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 Kane 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 |
| 43Kane County, IL | 45 | 368 | 19.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #1,224 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kane 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kane County, IL?
There are 368 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kane County as of September 2026. 228 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 195 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 378 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kane County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $435.5M a year, or $2,358 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kane County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kane County has 19.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kane County would have about 343, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 947 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kane County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,224 of 2,087 scored counties.
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