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Clothing and shoe stores in McLean County, IL
The clothing and shoe stores in McLean County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,097 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 113
- 66 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −29.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,419
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 clothing and shoe stores in McLean County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in McLean County comes to about $144.8M a year: $2,063 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, in line with 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.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in McLean County in 2023, down 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,527 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show McLean County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in McLean County is 49 (lower middle), #1,097 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How McLean 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 | McLean County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,527 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −29.2% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,063 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,905 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 46−29.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 591
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 McLean 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 McLean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,419+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,220
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,003
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 88,959
- Daytime population
- 180,672Residents 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 McLean 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 |
| 33McLean County, IL | 49 | 113 | 16.1 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,097 of 2,087 |
Other business types in McLean 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in McLean County, IL?
There are 113 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in McLean County as of September 2026. 66 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 29.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McLean County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $144.8M a year, or $2,063 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 70,220 households in McLean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLean County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
McLean County has 16.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, McLean County would have about 114, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,527 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is McLean County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McLean County at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in McLean County is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. McLean County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,097 of 2,087 scored counties.
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