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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashley County, AR
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashley County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,067 of 2,210 scored counties
#47 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $819K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,831
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Ashley County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,067 of 2,210 scored counties and #47 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashley County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ashley County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,447 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $819K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Ashley County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,226 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ashley County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ashley County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | Ashley County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $819K | $780K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,226 | 1,147 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,447 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $44,266 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $497K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ashley 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 Ashley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,831−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,356
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,274
- Median home value
- $91,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,531
- Daytime population
- 17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Ashley County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 47Ashley County, AR | 20 | 13 | 17.7 | $819K | −5.9% | #2,067 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ashley 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ashley County, AR?
Ashley County has 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $819K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ashley County has 17.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $819K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ashley County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,226 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,067 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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