Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arkansas
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Blytheville, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Blytheville, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #422 of 536 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 30
- 11 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $848K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,828
- −6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Blytheville area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #422 of 536 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Blytheville area spend about $25.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,646 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $848K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Blytheville area as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 37%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Blytheville area in 2023. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Blytheville area from 2020 to 2025 at −6.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Blytheville area 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 | Blytheville area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $848K | $780K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,545 | 1,147 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,646 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $615K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Blytheville area, 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 the Blytheville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,828−6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,452
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $52,548+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,319
- Median home value
- $122,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,884
- Daytime population
- 41,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Blytheville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| 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 |
Other business types in the Blytheville area
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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Blytheville, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Blytheville area. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Blytheville, AR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,646 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $848K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,452 households in the Blytheville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Blytheville, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Blytheville area has 19.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $848K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Blytheville area would have about 29, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is the Blytheville, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Blytheville area at 37,828 people in 2025, down 6.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,452 households. The median household income in the Blytheville area is $52,548 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Blytheville area scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #422 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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