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Clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,371 of 2,087 scored counties
#50 of 70 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
77
26 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
26
−31.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,773
−1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,922 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in LaSalle County spend about $87.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

LaSalle County has 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County was 26 in 2023, down 31.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County is 41 (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,087 scored counties and #50 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.

How LaSalle 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLaSalle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.015.916.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7451,3811,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−31.6%−15.0%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,922$2,141$2,055
Median household income$73,045$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 26−31.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
193
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7726 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,773−1.5% since 2020
Households
45,373
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,009
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
39,709
Daytime population
97,993Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with LaSalle County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL8373.6$5.8M+0.4%#101 of 2,087
2Kendall County, IL814610.1$2.4M+9.9%#144 of 2,087
3Woodford County, IL7674.8$4.6M−0.8%#206 of 2,087
4McHenry County, IL761149.7$2.4M+2.5%#214 of 2,087
5Ogle County, IL74178.2$2.4M−0.7%#257 of 2,087
6Grundy County, IL742110.2$2.1M+2.9%#264 of 2,087
7Macoupin County, IL73105.7$3.4M−2.6%#274 of 2,087
8Will County, IL7326610.9$2.2M+2.2%#289 of 2,087
9Monroe County, IL721510.8$2.1M−0.3%#326 of 2,087
10DeKalb County, IL69399.9$2M+1.5%#407 of 2,087
50LaSalle County, IL417717.0$1.1M−1.5%#1,371 of 2,087

Other business types in LaSalle County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in LaSalle County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 clothing and shoe stores in LaSalle County. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 31.6% from 2019. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in LaSalle County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $87.2M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does LaSalle County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

LaSalle County has 17.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 69, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,087 scored counties.

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