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Clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County, IL

The clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,468 of 2,087 scored counties
#54 of 70 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
158
91 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
91
−18.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$200M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,983 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
250,708
−2.5% 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 $1,983 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $200M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 158 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with 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 158 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County in 2023, down 18.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 239 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $701K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County is 38 (lower middle), #1,468 of 2,087 scored counties and #54 of 70 scored counties in Illinois.

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.715.916.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1081,3811,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.7%−15.0%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,983$2,141$2,055
Median household income$73,854$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
112 → 91−18.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,129
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
239Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15891 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
157The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$701K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
250,708−2.5% since 2020
Households
100,846
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
386
Median household income
$73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,153
Median home value
$180,300
Jobs located here
90,959
Daytime population
229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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
54St. Clair County, IL3815815.7$1.3M−2.5%#1,468 of 2,087

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in St. Clair County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 158 clothing and shoe stores in St. Clair County. 91 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.7% from 2019. Another 239 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $200M a year, or $1,983 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Clair County has 15.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 157, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,468 of 2,087 scored counties.

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