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Clothing and shoe stores in Independence County, AR
How Independence 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,769 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 24
- 6 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,644 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Independence County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,769 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Independence County spend about $24.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,644 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Independence County has 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Independence County in 2023. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 976 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,644 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $705K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33Independence County, AR | 28 | 24 | 16.4 | $1M | +2.2% | #1,769 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Independence 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores28
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Independence County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Independence County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.1M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Independence County has 16.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Independence County would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 28 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,769 of 2,087 scored counties.
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