Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Illinois
Clothing and shoe stores in the Ottawa, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Ottawa, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #266 of 536 scored small-town markets
#14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 90
- 26 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,902
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,906 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Ottawa area spend about $117.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Ottawa area has 90 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Ottawa area in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Ottawa area declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, the Ottawa area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #266 of 536 scored small-town markets and #14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Ottawa area 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 | Ottawa area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,672 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.2% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,906 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,230 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37−18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The 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 the Ottawa area, 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 the Ottawa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,902−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,866
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,164 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $72,230+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,689
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,301
- Daytime population
- 131,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Ottawa area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 79 | 17 | 8.2 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #34 of 536 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 71 | 14 | 9.6 | $2M | −2.1% | #93 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, IL | 66 | 11 | 7.1 | $2.5M | −3.4% | #125 of 536 |
| 4Lincoln, IL | 61 | 10 | 8.9 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #169 of 536 |
| 5Dixon, IL | 60 | 19 | 14.2 | $1.3M | −3.4% | #184 of 536 |
| 6Canton, IL | 58 | 17 | 12.3 | $1.4M | −2.0% | #200 of 536 |
| 7Galesburg, IL | 55 | 24 | 11.4 | $1.5M | −4.1% | #227 of 536 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 55 | 43 | 14.8 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #229 of 536 |
| 9Sterling, IL | 55 | 34 | 14.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #230 of 536 |
| 10Taylorville, IL | 54 | 18 | 13.2 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #240 of 536 |
| 14Ottawa, IL | 51 | 90 | 14.5 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #266 of 536 |
Other business types in the Ottawa area
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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Ottawa, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 clothing and shoe stores in the Ottawa area. 26 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ottawa, IL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $117.9M a year, or $1,906 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 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 61,866 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ottawa, IL area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Ottawa area has 14.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 93, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ottawa, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 145,902 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,866 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $72,230, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ottawa area scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #266 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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