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Clothing and shoe stores in Pope County, AR
The clothing and shoe stores in Pope County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,752 of 2,087 scored counties
#30 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 49
- 14 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $835K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Pope County is 29 (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,087 scored counties and #30 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Pope County spend about $40.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,681 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 clothing and shoe stores, that is $835K per store, 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 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Pope County was 20 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,217 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pope County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $835K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,217 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,681 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents 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 Pope 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 |
| 30Pope County, AR | 29 | 49 | 20.1 | $835K | +2.5% | #1,752 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Pope 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Pope County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 clothing and shoe stores in Pope County. 14 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $40.9M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $835K 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 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Pope County has 20.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $835K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Pope County would have about 32, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,217 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. 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. Pope County scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,087 scored counties.
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