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Clothing and shoe stores in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area
How the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 577
- 259 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 292
- −8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $563.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $977K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 777,607
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #304 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 577 clothing and shoe stores in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area. Of those, 259 are chain locations, or 45%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,809 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area spend about $563.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 577 clothing and shoe stores, that is $977K per store, 23% 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 the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area was 292 in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,067 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area. Population estimates show the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area 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 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $977K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,067 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.5% | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,809 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,154 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 292−8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 698Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 577259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 444The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area, 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 the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 777,607+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 311,547
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,084 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 186
- Median household income
- $67,154+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,342
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 361,659
- Daytime population
- 794,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 51 | 391 | 18.1 | $1.1M | +13.1% | #205 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 33 | 577 | 18.5 | $977K | +3.8% | #304 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 27 | 163 | 17.9 | $933K | +3.1% | #331 of 387 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 25 | 129 | 24.2 | $699K | +3.6% | #341 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 23 | 1,034 | 19.8 | $925K | −0.3% | #347 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 20 | 129 | 22.9 | $724K | −0.4% | #360 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 12 | 105 | 24.0 | $685K | −0.6% | #379 of 387 |
Other business types in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area
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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area?
There are 577 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area as of September 2026. 259 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 292 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 698 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $563.7M a year, or $1,809 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 577 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $977K 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 311,547 households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area has 18.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $977K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area would have about 444, against 577 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,067 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area at 777,607 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 311,547 households. The median household income in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area is $67,154 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area scores 33 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #304 of 387 scored metro areas.
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