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Clothing and shoe stores in Sangamon County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sangamon County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,472 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 146
- 73 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 194,170
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,000 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Sangamon County spend about $169.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 146 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 146 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sangamon County as of September 2026. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 75 businesses with payroll in Sangamon County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,130 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 144 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $113K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sangamon County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sangamon County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Sangamon County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,472 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.
How Sangamon 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 | Sangamon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,130 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,000 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,357 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 75−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 933
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14673 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $113K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 194,170−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 84,762
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 225
- Median household income
- $75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,226
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 128,055
- Daytime population
- 233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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 |
| 55Sangamon County, IL | 38 | 146 | 17.2 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #1,472 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Sangamon 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats56
- Dry cleaners67
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sangamon County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 146 clothing and shoe stores in Sangamon County. 73 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 144 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sangamon County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $169.5M a year, or $2,000 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sangamon County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sangamon County has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 133, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,130 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,472 of 2,087 scored counties.
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