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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #729 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
239
107 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
105
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$238.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,133 a household
Spending per listing
$999K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
332,554
+16.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 239 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County. Of those, 107 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.4, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Benton County comes to about $238.8M a year: $2,133 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $999K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 105 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,066 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 247 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Benton County grew 16.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #729 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Benton 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Benton County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.422.123.3
Spending per listing$999K$780K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0661,1471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%−11.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,133$1,725$2,055
Median household income$93,506$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
110 → 105−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,292
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
247Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
239107 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
271The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
332,554+16.0% since 2020
Households
111,919
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
848 sq. mi.
People per square mile
358
Median household income
$93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,066
Median home value
$323,500
Jobs located here
151,032
Daytime population
313,270Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR697114.1$1.3M+7.6%#410 of 2,210
2Lonoke County, AR624315.1$1.2M+3.5%#634 of 2,210
3Grant County, AR611115.8$1.1M+4.1%#685 of 2,210
4Benton County, AR6023921.4$999K+16.0%#729 of 2,210
5Izard County, AR5959.6$1.6M+5.9%#735 of 2,210
6Crawford County, AR593113.3$1.3M+4.1%#747 of 2,210
7Franklin County, AR5879.9$1.6M+3.5%#773 of 2,210
8Logan County, AR571214.1$1.2M+2.5%#819 of 2,210
9Perry County, AR56512.2$1.4M+3.1%#858 of 2,210
10Madison County, AR541015.5$1.1M+11.2%#957 of 2,210

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Benton County, AR?

Benton County has 239 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 107 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 247 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $238.8M a year, or $2,133 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $999K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 21.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $999K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Benton County would have about 271, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,066 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #729 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Benton County

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