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Clothing and shoe stores in Craighead County, AR
How Craighead County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,758 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 125
- 61 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −27.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $616K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.1
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Craighead County is 29 (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 125 clothing and shoe stores in Craighead County. Of those, 61 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 28.1 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Craighead County comes to about $77M a year: $1,733 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $616K of household spending for each store on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Craighead County was 45 in 2023, down 27.4% from 2019. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Craighead County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.1 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $616K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 987 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −27.4% | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,733 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 45−27.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 566
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12561 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents 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 Craighead 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 |
| 31Craighead County, AR | 29 | 125 | 28.1 | $616K | +4.8% | #1,758 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Craighead County, AR?
Craighead County has 125 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 27.4% from 2019. Another 99 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $77M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 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 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Craighead County has 28.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 73% 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, Craighead County would have about 61, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,087 scored counties.
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