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Clothing and shoe stores in Clark County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Clark County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,428 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 51 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing and shoe stores in Clark County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 24% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clark County comes to about $13.1M a year: $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 Clark County 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 Clark County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,428 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Clark 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 Clark County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.317.016.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,7071,3431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score3930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 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 Clark 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 Clark County

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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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 Clark 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
19Clark County, AR391012.3$1.3M−2.2%#1,428 of 2,087

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Clark County 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 Clark County, AR 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 Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County 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 Clark County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clark County 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 Clark County 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. 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. Clark County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,428 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Clark County

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