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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the El Dorado, AR area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the El Dorado, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #501 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
39
16 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
12
−42.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,644 a household
Spending per listing
$633K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.0
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,926
−5.2% 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

The El Dorado area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #501 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the El Dorado area. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 41%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.0, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,644 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the El Dorado area spend about $24.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $633K of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the El Dorado area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the El Dorado area declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the El Dorado 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in El Dorado, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Dorado areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.022.123.3
Spending per listing$633K$780K$880K
Households per official establishment1,2501,1471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−42.9%−11.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,644$1,725$2,055
Median household income$55,259$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12−42.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,926−5.2% since 2020
Households
15,002
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,039 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$55,259+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,348
Median home value
$120,900
Jobs located here
17,166
Daytime population
38,875Residents 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 small-town markets in Arkansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the El Dorado area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Searcy, AR554816.2$992K+4.2%#229 of 536
2Paragould, AR542715.0$1.1M+3.4%#235 of 536
3Malvern, AR491814.6$1.1M+1.1%#276 of 536
4Russellville, AR466620.2$819K+1.6%#307 of 536
5Arkadelphia, AR431417.2$933K−2.2%#327 of 536
6Harrison, AR433921.0$762K+2.4%#331 of 536
7Batesville, AR383121.2$777K+2.2%#377 of 536
8Blytheville, AR333019.4$848K−6.7%#422 of 536
9Mountain Home, AR324623.8$662K+3.1%#428 of 536
10Pine Bluff, AR226022.3$707K−5.6%#494 of 536
12El Dorado, AR213926.0$633K−5.2%#501 of 536

Other business types in the El Dorado area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the El Dorado, AR area?

There are 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the El Dorado area as of September 2026. 16 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 42.9% from 2019. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the El Dorado, AR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $24.7M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $633K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,002 households in the El Dorado area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the El Dorado, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The El Dorado area has 26.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $633K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the El Dorado area would have about 28, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the El Dorado, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the El Dorado area at 36,926 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,002 households. Median household income in the El Dorado area is $55,259, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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 El Dorado area scores 21 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #501 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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