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Clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County, IL

How Randolph 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,079 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 70 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,808 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,921
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Randolph County spend about $21.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,808 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 31% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County is 49 (lower middle), #1,079 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.915.916.2
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, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,808$2,141$2,055
Median household income$68,131$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4948

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,921−0.6% since 2020
Households
11,945
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$68,131+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,525
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
11,140
Daytime population
28,294Residents 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 Randolph 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
31Randolph County, IL491310.9$1.7M−0.6%#1,079 of 2,087

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

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

There are 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.6M a year, or $1,808 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 11,945 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 29,921 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,945 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $68,131 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Randolph County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,079 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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