Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arkansas
Clothing and shoe stores in the Arkadelphia, AR area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Arkadelphia, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #329 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- 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
- $1.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,938
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in the Arkadelphia area. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Arkadelphia area spend about $13.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,609 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Arkadelphia area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,707 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Arkadelphia area declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Arkadelphia area is 43 (lower middle), #329 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Arkadelphia 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 and shoe stores 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 | Arkadelphia area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,707 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| 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 score | 43 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $178K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 in the Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia area
- 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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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Arkadelphia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Searcy, AR | 54 | 36 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #241 of 536 |
| 2Malvern, AR | 49 | 13 | 10.6 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #280 of 536 |
| 3Paragould, AR | 47 | 25 | 13.9 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #299 of 536 |
| 4Arkadelphia, AR | 43 | 10 | 12.3 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #329 of 536 |
| 5Russellville, AR | 41 | 54 | 16.5 | $1M | +1.6% | #349 of 536 |
| 6Harrison, AR | 39 | 32 | 17.3 | $928K | +2.4% | #371 of 536 |
| 7Mountain Home, AR | 36 | 30 | 15.5 | $1M | +3.1% | #392 of 536 |
| 8Batesville, AR | 35 | 24 | 16.4 | $1M | +2.2% | #402 of 536 |
| 9Blytheville, AR | 29 | 24 | 15.5 | $1.1M | −6.7% | #448 of 536 |
| 10Pine Bluff, AR | 23 | 47 | 17.4 | $902K | −5.6% | #484 of 536 |
Other business types in the Arkadelphia area
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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Arkadelphia, AR area?
The Arkadelphia area has 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Arkadelphia, AR area 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in the Arkadelphia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Arkadelphia, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Arkadelphia area has 12.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,707 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Arkadelphia, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Arkadelphia area 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 the Arkadelphia area 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. 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 Arkadelphia area scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #329 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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