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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Carroll County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,956 of 2,210 scored counties
#41 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
39
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
Spending per listing
$474K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.4
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,263
+3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Carroll County is 26 (lower middle), #1,956 of 2,210 scored counties and #41 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Carroll County comes to about $18.5M a year: $1,628 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $474K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 34.4 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Carroll County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.422.123.3
Spending per listing$474K$780K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0321,1471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,628$1,725$2,055
Median household income$54,230$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2636

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
393 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,263+3.6% since 2020
Households
11,347
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$54,230+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,165
Median home value
$210,400
Jobs located here
11,469
Daytime population
28,358Residents 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 Carroll 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
41Carroll County, AR263934.4$474K+3.6%#1,956 of 2,210

Other business types in Carroll 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 Carroll County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Carroll County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $18.5M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $474K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,347 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 34.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $474K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Carroll County would have about 21, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,263 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,347 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $54,230 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Carroll County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,956 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 Carroll County

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