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Clothing and shoe stores in Mason County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,320 of 2,087 scored counties
#47 of 70 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,763 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,411
−4.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Mason County comes to about $10.2M a year: $1,763 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Mason County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Mason County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Mason County declined 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mason County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,320 of 2,087 scored counties and #47 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.

How Mason 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 Mason County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.415.916.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3811,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.0%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,763$2,141$2,055
Median household income$62,845$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,411−4.9% since 2020
Households
5,781
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$62,845+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,083
Median home value
$103,400
Jobs located here
2,660
Daytime population
11,149Residents 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 Mason 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
47Mason County, IL42610.4$1.7M−4.9%#1,320 of 2,087

Other business types in Mason County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing and shoe stores in Mason County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.2M a year, or $1,763 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 5,781 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mason County has 10.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mason County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Mason County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 12,411 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,781 households. Median household income in Mason County is $62,845, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Mason County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,320 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Mason County

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