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Clothing and shoe stores in McDonough County, IL
The clothing and shoe stores in McDonough County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,251 of 2,087 scored counties
#44 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,916
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,703 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in McDonough County spend about $20.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 15 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in McDonough County as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.7, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in McDonough County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 3,952 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show McDonough County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McDonough County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,251 of 2,087 scored counties and #44 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How McDonough 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 | McDonough County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,952 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,703 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,795 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $483K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,916−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,856
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,521
- Median home value
- $107,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,784
- Daytime population
- 25,631Residents 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 McDonough 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 |
| 44McDonough County, IL | 44 | 15 | 12.7 | $1.3M | −4.5% | #1,251 of 2,087 |
Other business types in McDonough 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 stores44
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in McDonough County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing and shoe stores in McDonough County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDonough County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,703 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonough County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
McDonough County has 12.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, McDonough County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,952 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,251 of 2,087 scored counties.
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