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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Drew County, AR
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Drew County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,032 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,054
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Drew County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,032 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Drew County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Drew County spend about $11M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,533 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $735K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Drew County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Drew County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Drew 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.
| Measure | Drew County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $780K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,199 | 1,147 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,533 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $42,824 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $314K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Drew 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 Drew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,054−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,196
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 829 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $42,824−8.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,944
- Median home value
- $140,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,850
- Daytime population
- 16,915Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Drew County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 69 | 71 | 14.1 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #410 of 2,210 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 62 | 43 | 15.1 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #634 of 2,210 |
| 3Grant County, AR | 61 | 11 | 15.8 | $1.1M | +4.1% | #685 of 2,210 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 60 | 239 | 21.4 | $999K | +16.0% | #729 of 2,210 |
| 5Izard County, AR | 59 | 5 | 9.6 | $1.6M | +5.9% | #735 of 2,210 |
| 6Crawford County, AR | 59 | 31 | 13.3 | $1.3M | +4.1% | #747 of 2,210 |
| 7Franklin County, AR | 58 | 7 | 9.9 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #773 of 2,210 |
| 8Logan County, AR | 57 | 12 | 14.1 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #819 of 2,210 |
| 9Perry County, AR | 56 | 5 | 12.2 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #858 of 2,210 |
| 10Madison County, AR | 54 | 10 | 15.5 | $1.1M | +11.2% | #957 of 2,210 |
| 45Drew County, AR | 22 | 15 | 20.8 | $735K | −1.5% | #2,032 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Drew County
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 stores18
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Drew County, AR?
Drew County has 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) 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 also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Drew County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11M a year, or $1,533 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $735K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,196 households in Drew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Drew County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Drew County has 20.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $735K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Drew County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Drew County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Drew County at 17,054 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,196 households. Median household income in Drew County is $42,824, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 8.9%, 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. Drew County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,032 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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