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Clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County, IL
How Monroe County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #326 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,324 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,840
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,324 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $32.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.1M per store, 69% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 3,463 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Monroe County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #326 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 70 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,463 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,324 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $102,880 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $286K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,840−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,851
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $102,880+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,402
- Median home value
- $282,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,117
- Daytime population
- 25,946Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Monroe County, IL?
Monroe County has 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $32.2M a year, or $2,324 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 13,851 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Monroe County has 10.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Monroe County would have about 25, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,463 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 34,840 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,851 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $102,880 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Monroe County scores 72 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #326 of 2,087 scored counties.
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