Market rankings · Arkansas

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Arkansas

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arkansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,669; 944 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments: 1,051; −11.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $2.1B; On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households: 22.1; 5% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $780K; 11% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #40 of 51; Market score 36 · Lower middle

A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Arkansas has 2,669 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 944 are chain locations, or 35%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.1, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Arkansas spend about $2.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,725 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $780K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 1,051 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Arkansas in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Arkansas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (53). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Searcy area scores highest (55).

Every market in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Arkansas, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	53	510	23.7	$843K	+13.1%	#189 of 387
2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35	763	24.5	$739K	+3.8%	#295 of 387
3Jonesboro, AR	31	159	29.9	$567K	+3.6%	#317 of 387
4Fort Smith, AR-OK	25	215	23.6	$707K	+3.1%	#343 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	24	1,348	25.8	$709K	−0.3%	#347 of 387
Texarkana, TX-AR	17	174	30.9	$537K	−0.4%	#368 of 387
5Hot Springs, AR	13	130	29.8	$553K	−0.6%	#380 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arkansas, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Searcy, AR	55	48	16.2	$992K	+4.2%	#229 of 536
2Paragould, AR	54	27	15.0	$1.1M	+3.4%	#235 of 536
3Malvern, AR	49	18	14.6	$1.1M	+1.1%	#276 of 536
4Russellville, AR	46	66	20.2	$819K	+1.6%	#307 of 536
5Arkadelphia, AR	43	14	17.2	$933K	−2.2%	#327 of 536
6Harrison, AR	43	39	21.0	$762K	+2.4%	#331 of 536
7Batesville, AR	38	31	21.2	$777K	+2.2%	#377 of 536
8Blytheville, AR	33	30	19.4	$848K	−6.7%	#422 of 536
9Mountain Home, AR	32	46	23.8	$662K	+3.1%	#428 of 536
10Pine Bluff, AR	22	60	22.3	$707K	−5.6%	#494 of 536
11Camden, AR	22	28	27.1	$585K	−3.6%	#495 of 536
12El Dorado, AR	21	39	26.0	$633K	−5.2%	#501 of 536
13Forrest City, AR	16	18	23.1	$628K	−5.3%	#518 of 536
14Magnolia, AR	14	25	29.7	$543K	−3.7%	#522 of 536

Counties

Counties in Arkansas, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Saline County, AR	69	71	14.1	$1.3M	+7.6%	#410 of 2,210
2Lonoke County, AR	62	43	15.1	$1.2M	+3.5%	#634 of 2,210
3Grant County, AR	61	11	15.8	$1.1M	+4.1%	#685 of 2,210
4Benton County, AR	60	239	21.4	$999K	+16.0%	#729 of 2,210
5Izard County, AR	59	5	9.6	$1.6M	+5.9%	#735 of 2,210
6Crawford County, AR	59	31	13.3	$1.3M	+4.1%	#747 of 2,210
7Franklin County, AR	58	7	9.9	$1.6M	+3.5%	#773 of 2,210
8Logan County, AR	57	12	14.1	$1.2M	+2.5%	#819 of 2,210
9Perry County, AR	56	5	12.2	$1.4M	+3.1%	#858 of 2,210
10Madison County, AR	54	10	15.5	$1.1M	+11.2%	#957 of 2,210
11Miller County, AR	50	23	14.1	$1.1M	−0.5%	#1,125 of 2,210
12Yell County, AR	49	7	8.4	$1.9M	−1.3%	#1,148 of 2,210
13White County, AR	49	48	16.2	$992K	+4.2%	#1,166 of 2,210
14Greene County, AR	47	27	15.0	$1.1M	+3.4%	#1,233 of 2,210
15Poinsett County, AR	46	7	8.0	$1.9M	−2.0%	#1,258 of 2,210
16Faulkner County, AR	46	107	21.7	$827K	+8.2%	#1,283 of 2,210
17Sharp County, AR	44	10	14.6	$1M	+4.7%	#1,334 of 2,210
18Cleburne County, AR	44	23	21.9	$736K	+3.9%	#1,356 of 2,210
19Randolph County, AR	41	10	13.6	$1.1M	+1.5%	#1,438 of 2,210
20Conway County, AR	41	13	15.7	$997K	+3.2%	#1,449 of 2,210
21Washington County, AR	41	261	26.9	$692K	+9.9%	#1,484 of 2,210
22Arkansas County, AR	40	9	13.4	$1.2M	−7.4%	#1,496 of 2,210
23Polk County, AR	40	16	20.3	$781K	+1.6%	#1,519 of 2,210
24Howard County, AR	39	5	9.8	$1.5M	−3.6%	#1,533 of 2,210
25Hot Spring County, AR	39	18	14.6	$1.1M	+1.1%	#1,535 of 2,210

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Counties in Arkansas, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Pike County, AR	38	5	12.2	$1.3M	−1.9%	#1,570 of 2,210
27Lawrence County, AR	38	9	13.6	$1.1M	+0.3%	#1,574 of 2,210
28Clark County, AR	38	14	17.2	$933K	−2.2%	#1,582 of 2,210
29Van Buren County, AR	35	12	16.1	$932K	+2.8%	#1,684 of 2,210
30Jackson County, AR	33	9	14.8	$1M	0.0%	#1,748 of 2,210
31Pope County, AR	33	59	24.2	$694K	+2.5%	#1,768 of 2,210
32Boone County, AR	33	38	24.7	$651K	+3.3%	#1,773 of 2,210
33Johnson County, AR	31	21	20.4	$731K	+2.0%	#1,820 of 2,210
34Craighead County, AR	31	152	34.2	$507K	+4.8%	#1,833 of 2,210
35Little River County, AR	30	8	16.6	$985K	−1.8%	#1,841 of 2,210
36Sevier County, AR	30	9	16.0	$967K	−0.1%	#1,842 of 2,210
37Independence County, AR	30	31	21.2	$777K	+2.2%	#1,846 of 2,210
38Mississippi County, AR	29	30	19.4	$848K	−6.7%	#1,867 of 2,210
39Baxter County, AR	29	46	23.8	$662K	+3.1%	#1,876 of 2,210
40Bradley County, AR	26	5	13.3	$1.1M	−6.4%	#1,937 of 2,210
41Carroll County, AR	26	39	34.4	$474K	+3.6%	#1,956 of 2,210
42Stone County, AR	25	11	20.9	$690K	+2.9%	#1,970 of 2,210
43Pulaski County, AR	25	526	30.5	$590K	+1.3%	#1,978 of 2,210
44Crittenden County, AR	23	35	19.2	$828K	−3.9%	#2,012 of 2,210
45Drew County, AR	22	15	20.8	$735K	−1.5%	#2,032 of 2,210
46Sebastian County, AR	22	169	32.4	$524K	+2.2%	#2,040 of 2,210
47Ashley County, AR	20	13	17.7	$819K	−5.9%	#2,067 of 2,210
48Union County, AR	19	39	26.0	$633K	−5.2%	#2,093 of 2,210
49Cross County, AR	18	16	24.7	$663K	−3.6%	#2,110 of 2,210
50Jefferson County, AR	18	58	24.1	$647K	−5.7%	#2,111 of 2,210
51Garland County, AR	18	130	29.8	$553K	−0.6%	#2,116 of 2,210
52Ouachita County, AR	17	25	29.0	$541K	−3.9%	#2,139 of 2,210
53St. Francis County, AR	15	18	23.1	$628K	−5.3%	#2,156 of 2,210
54Columbia County, AR	13	25	29.7	$543K	−3.7%	#2,174 of 2,210
55Phillips County, AR	12	11	18.3	$784K	−13.0%	#2,180 of 2,210
56Hempstead County, AR	5	22	29.4	$519K	−4.6%	#2,204 of 2,210
Marion County, AR	Not scored	2	2.6	$5.9M	+4.3%
Clay County, AR	Not scored	4	6.6	$2.3M	−3.3%
Lincoln County, AR	Not scored	4	11.1	$1.4M	−1.0%
Fulton County, AR	Not scored	4	8.4	$1.7M	+3.7%
Desha County, AR	Not scored	4	8.7	$1.7M	−11.8%
Scott County, AR	Not scored	4	10.0	$1.4M	+1.4%
Chicot County, AR	Not scored	2	5.0	$2.9M	−10.3%
Montgomery County, AR	Not scored	3	8.1	$1.9M	+1.1%
Lee County, AR	Not scored	1	3.7	$4M	−6.4%
Nevada County, AR	Not scored	3	9.2	$1.6M	−4.1%
Prairie County, AR	Not scored	4	12.3	$1.3M	−3.9%
Searcy County, AR	Not scored	3	9.4	$1.6M	0.0%
Cleveland County, AR	Not scored	2	6.8	$2.4M	−4.3%
Newton County, AR	Not scored	1	3.1	$4.9M	−2.3%
Monroe County, AR	Not scored	2	7.2	$2M	−7.8%
Dallas County, AR	Not scored	4	15.6	$953K	−6.7%
Lafayette County, AR	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.4%
Woodruff County, AR	Not scored	1	3.7	$4.1M	−8.2%
Calhoun County, AR	Not scored	3	17.8	$960K	−2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Arkansas?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,669 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Arkansas. 944 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 1,051 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. Another 2,399 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Arkansas spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $2.1B a year, or $1,725 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,669 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $780K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Arkansas has 22.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $780K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Arkansas would have about 2,364, against 2,669 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Searcy area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 56 scored counties in Arkansas, Saline County scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Arkansas scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #40 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Clothing and shoe stores2,046 listings
Laundromats170 listings
Dry cleaners133 listings

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