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Clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,959 of 2,087 scored counties
#43 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
45
22 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,563 a household
Spending per listing
$834K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,987
−5.7% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,959 of 2,087 scored counties and #43 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $37.5M a year: $1,563 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $834K of household spending for each store on map listings, 34% 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 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 22 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.7 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,601 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.717.016.2
Spending per listing$834K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,6011,3431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,563$1,725$2,055
Median household income$51,096$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 15
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
53Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4522 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,987−5.7% since 2020
Households
24,017
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
872 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$51,096+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,100
Median home value
$113,400
Jobs located here
24,809
Daytime population
63,761Residents 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 Jefferson 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
43Jefferson County, AR194518.7$834K−5.7%#1,959 of 2,087

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County. 22 of them (49%) 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. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Jefferson County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $37.5M a year, or $1,563 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $834K 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 24,017 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 18.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $834K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 30, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,601 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 62,987 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,017 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $51,096, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,959 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 Jefferson County

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