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Clothing and shoe stores in Will County, IL
The clothing and shoe stores in Will County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #289 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 70 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 266
- 131 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- −9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $586.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 266 clothing and shoe stores in Will County. Chain locations make up 49% 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 Will County spend about $586.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,402 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 74% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Will County was 118 in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,070 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 568 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Will County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Will County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Will County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #289 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 70 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,070 | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.9% | −15.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,402 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 131 → 118−9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,746
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 568Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 266131 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 462The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
Other business types in Will 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Will County, IL?
There are 266 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Will County as of September 2026. 131 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Another 568 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $586.8M a year, or $2,402 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 266 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Will 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 $2.2M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Will County would have about 462, against 266 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,070 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #289 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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