Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arkansas
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Camden, AR area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Camden, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #495 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 28
- 12 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $585K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,363
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Camden area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #495 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Camden area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 43%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.1 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,589 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Camden area spend about $16.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $585K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Camden area in 2023. That is one for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Camden area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Camden 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 | Camden area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $585K | $780K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,719 | 1,147 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,589 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,429 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $686K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Camden 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 Camden area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,363−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,314
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,429+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,257
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,630
- Daytime population
- 26,023Residents 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 Camden 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 |
| 11Camden, AR | 22 | 28 | 27.1 | $585K | −3.6% | #495 of 536 |
Other business types in the Camden 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Camden, AR area?
The Camden area has 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (43%) 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. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Camden, AR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,589 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $585K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,314 households in the Camden area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Camden, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Camden area has 27.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $585K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Camden area would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is the Camden, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Camden area at 26,363 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,314 households. Median household income in the Camden area is $51,429, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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 Camden area scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #495 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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