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Clothing and shoe stores in Kankakee County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Kankakee County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #813 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 45
- 25 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −31.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,948 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Kankakee County spend about $79.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.8M per store, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Kankakee County has 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kankakee County was 20 in 2023, down 31.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,050 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 86 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kankakee County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Kankakee County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #813 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kankakee 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 | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,050 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.0% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,948 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 20−31.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 86Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Kankakee 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 Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents 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 Kankakee 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 |
| 19Kankakee County, IL | 56 | 45 | 11.0 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #813 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kankakee 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kankakee County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 clothing and shoe stores in Kankakee County. 25 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 31.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 86 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $79.9M a year, or $1,948 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kankakee County has 11.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 63, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,050 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Kankakee County scores 56 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #813 of 2,087 scored counties.
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