Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arkansas
Clothing and shoe stores in the Camden, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Camden, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #507 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 23
- 11 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $713K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,363
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Camden area is 20 (low), #507 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.
Households in the Camden area spend about $16.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,589 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $713K per store, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Camden area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Camden area in 2023. That is one for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Camden area declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Camden 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 | Camden area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $713K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,719 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,589 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,429 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $686K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2311 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 in the Camden 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 Camden area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,363−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,314
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,429+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,257
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,630
- Daytime population
- 26,023Residents 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 Camden 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 |
| 12Camden, AR | 20 | 23 | 22.3 | $713K | −3.6% | #507 of 536 |
Other business types in the Camden 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Camden, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 clothing and shoe stores in the Camden area. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Camden, AR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,589 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $713K 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 10,314 households in the Camden area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Camden, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Camden area has 22.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $713K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Camden area would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Camden, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Camden area at 26,363 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,314 households. Median household income in the Camden area is $51,429, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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 Camden area scores 20 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #507 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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