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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradley County, AR

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradley County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,937 of 2,210 scored counties
#40 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,485 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,828
−6.4% 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

Bradley County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,937 of 2,210 scored counties and #40 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bradley County spend about $5.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,485 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Bradley County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bradley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Bradley County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bradley 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 Bradley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.322.123.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$780K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,485$1,725$2,055
Median household income$41,476$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2636

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,828−6.4% since 2020
Households
3,752
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$41,476−4.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,979
Median home value
$94,800
Jobs located here
3,407
Daytime population
9,699Residents 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 Bradley 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
40Bradley County, AR26513.3$1.1M−6.4%#1,937 of 2,210

Other business types in Bradley 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 Bradley County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradley County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bradley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.6M a year, or $1,485 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,752 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradley County has 13.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bradley County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Bradley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 9,828 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,752 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $41,476 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 4.0% 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. Bradley County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,937 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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