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Clothing and shoe stores in Menard County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,038 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 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
$10.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,936 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,863
−3.3% 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 $1,936 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Menard County spend about $10.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Menard 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. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Menard County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Menard County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Menard County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,038 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.

How Menard 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 Menard County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMenard CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.515.916.2
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, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,936$2,141$2,055
Median household income$82,176$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5048

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
16Businesses 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 Menard 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 Menard County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,863−3.3% since 2020
Households
5,228
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
314 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$82,176+10.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,054
Median home value
$185,500
Jobs located here
1,818
Daytime population
8,264Residents 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 Menard 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
28Menard County, IL50611.5$1.7M−3.3%#1,038 of 2,087

Other business types in Menard County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing and shoe stores in Menard 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 Menard County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $1,936 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, 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 5,228 households in Menard County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Menard County has 11.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Menard County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Menard County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Menard County at 11,863 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,228 households. Median household income in Menard County is $82,176, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.0%, 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. Menard County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,038 of 2,087 scored counties.

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

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