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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,582 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,609 a household
Spending per listing
$933K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,938
−2.2% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clark County comes to about $13.1M a year: $1,609 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $933K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 26% below 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 Clark County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,707 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clark County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,582 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Clark 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 Clark County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.222.123.3
Spending per listing$933K$780K$880K
Households per official establishment2,7071,1471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,609$1,725$2,055
Median household income$52,034$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$178K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,938−2.2% since 2020
Households
8,121
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,512
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
7,786
Daytime population
20,730Residents 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 Clark 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
28Clark County, AR381417.2$933K−2.2%#1,582 of 2,210

Other business types in Clark 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 Clark County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.1M a year, or $1,609 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $933K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 17.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $933K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clark County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,707 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in Clark County is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clark County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,582 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 Clark County

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