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Clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, AR

The clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,725 of 2,087 scored counties
#29 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
32
10 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,611 a household
Spending per listing
$774K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,628
+3.3% 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 Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Boone County is 30 (lower middle), #1,725 of 2,087 scored counties and #29 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,611 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $24.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $774K per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Boone County has 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Boone County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,397 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Boone County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Boone 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 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.817.016.2
Spending per listing$774K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3971,3431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,611$1,725$2,055
Median household income$55,143$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3030

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,628+3.3% since 2020
Households
15,363
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$55,143+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,107
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
14,251
Daytime population
36,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lonoke County, AR662910.2$1.8M+3.5%#497 of 2,087
2Saline County, AR665611.2$1.7M+7.6%#502 of 2,087
3Crawford County, AR592510.7$1.6M+4.1%#721 of 2,087
4Benton County, AR5918416.4$1.3M+16.0%#731 of 2,087
5Franklin County, AR5857.1$2.2M+3.5%#735 of 2,087
6Madison County, AR56710.8$1.5M+11.2%#821 of 2,087
7Grant County, AR541014.3$1.2M+4.1%#906 of 2,087
8Logan County, AR531011.7$1.4M+2.5%#937 of 2,087
9Miller County, AR501710.4$1.5M−0.5%#1,046 of 2,087
10Yell County, AR4956.0$2.6M−1.3%#1,071 of 2,087
29Boone County, AR303220.8$774K+3.3%#1,725 of 2,087

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Boone County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 clothing and shoe stores in Boone County. 10 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $24.8M a year, or $1,611 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $774K per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,363 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Boone County has 20.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $774K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Boone County would have about 20, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,397 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 38,628 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,363 households. Median household income in Boone County is $55,143, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Boone County scores 30 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,725 of 2,087 scored counties.

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