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Clothing and shoe stores in Tazewell County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Tazewell County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #428 of 2,087 scored counties
#11 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 44
- 12 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $107.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,049
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 clothing and shoe stores in Tazewell County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 27%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 50% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Tazewell County spend about $107.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,988 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 92% 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 19 businesses with payroll in Tazewell County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,845 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tazewell County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Tazewell County is 68 (upper middle), #428 of 2,087 scored counties and #11 of 70 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Tazewell 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 | Tazewell County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,845 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,982 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,049−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,051
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,832
- Median home value
- $167,500
- Jobs located here
- 46,441
- Daytime population
- 115,748Residents 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 Tazewell 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 |
| 11Tazewell County, IL | 68 | 44 | 8.1 | $2.4M | −0.9% | #428 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Tazewell 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 stores68
- Laundromats37
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Tazewell County, IL?
There are 44 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Tazewell County as of September 2026. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tazewell County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $107.4M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tazewell County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Tazewell County has 8.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.4M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 85, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,845 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tazewell County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #428 of 2,087 scored counties.
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