Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arkansas
Clothing and shoe stores in the Paragould, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Paragould, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #299 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,637 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,411
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Paragould area comes to about $29.4M a year: $1,637 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per store, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Paragould area has 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Paragould area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Paragould area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Paragould area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #299 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Paragould 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 | Paragould area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,384 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,637 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,839 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $801K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 the Paragould 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 Paragould area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,411+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,994
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $57,839+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,756
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 21,057
- Daytime population
- 48,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Paragould area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Searcy, AR | 54 | 36 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #241 of 536 |
| 2Malvern, AR | 49 | 13 | 10.6 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #280 of 536 |
| 3Paragould, AR | 47 | 25 | 13.9 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #299 of 536 |
| 4Arkadelphia, AR | 43 | 10 | 12.3 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #329 of 536 |
| 5Russellville, AR | 41 | 54 | 16.5 | $1M | +1.6% | #349 of 536 |
| 6Harrison, AR | 39 | 32 | 17.3 | $928K | +2.4% | #371 of 536 |
| 7Mountain Home, AR | 36 | 30 | 15.5 | $1M | +3.1% | #392 of 536 |
| 8Batesville, AR | 35 | 24 | 16.4 | $1M | +2.2% | #402 of 536 |
| 9Blytheville, AR | 29 | 24 | 15.5 | $1.1M | −6.7% | #448 of 536 |
| 10Pine Bluff, AR | 23 | 47 | 17.4 | $902K | −5.6% | #484 of 536 |
Other business types in the Paragould 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Paragould, AR area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 clothing and shoe stores in the Paragould area. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Paragould, AR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $29.4M a year, or $1,637 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 17,994 households in the Paragould area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Paragould, AR area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Paragould area has 13.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Paragould area would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Paragould, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Paragould area at 47,411 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,994 households. Median household income in the Paragould area is $57,839, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Paragould area scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #299 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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