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Clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,876 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $616K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.4
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,263
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County is 24 (low), #1,876 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 26.4 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Carroll County spend about $18.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,628 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $616K per store, 52% below 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 11 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll 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.
| Measure | Carroll County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.4 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $616K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,032 | 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 | $1,628 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,230 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,263+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,347
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $54,230+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,165
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,469
- Daytime population
- 28,358Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Carroll County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lonoke County, AR | 66 | 29 | 10.2 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #497 of 2,087 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 66 | 56 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +7.6% | #502 of 2,087 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 59 | 25 | 10.7 | $1.6M | +4.1% | #721 of 2,087 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 59 | 184 | 16.4 | $1.3M | +16.0% | #731 of 2,087 |
| 5Franklin County, AR | 58 | 5 | 7.1 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #735 of 2,087 |
| 6Madison County, AR | 56 | 7 | 10.8 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #821 of 2,087 |
| 7Grant County, AR | 54 | 10 | 14.3 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #906 of 2,087 |
| 8Logan County, AR | 53 | 10 | 11.7 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #937 of 2,087 |
| 9Miller County, AR | 50 | 17 | 10.4 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #1,046 of 2,087 |
| 10Yell County, AR | 49 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.6M | −1.3% | #1,071 of 2,087 |
| 39Carroll County, AR | 24 | 30 | 26.4 | $616K | +3.6% | #1,876 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Carroll County, AR?
There are 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) 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 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carroll County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $18.5M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $616K 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 11,347 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Carroll County has 26.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $616K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Carroll County would have about 15, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,263 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,347 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $54,230 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. 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. Carroll County scores 24 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,876 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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