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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sebastian County, AR
How Sebastian County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,040 of 2,210 scored counties
#46 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 169
- 77 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $524K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,641
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sebastian County is 22 (low), #2,040 of 2,210 scored counties and #46 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sebastian County. Of those, 77 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.4, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,696 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Sebastian County spend about $88.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $524K per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Sebastian County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 678 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sebastian County. Population estimates put the population change in Sebastian County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sebastian 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 | Sebastian County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $524K | $780K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 678 | 1,147 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | −11.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,696 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,790 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 77−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 868
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16977 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,641+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,181
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 243
- Median household income
- $57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,364
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 69,861
- Daytime population
- 144,611Residents 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 Sebastian 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 |
| 46Sebastian County, AR | 22 | 169 | 32.4 | $524K | +2.2% | #2,040 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Sebastian 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 stores22
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners21
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sebastian County, AR?
There are 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Sebastian County as of September 2026. 77 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sebastian County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $88.5M a year, or $1,696 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $524K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sebastian County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Sebastian County has 32.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $524K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 101, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 678 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,040 of 2,210 scored counties.
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