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Clothing and shoe stores in Stone County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,906 of 2,087 scored counties
#40 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,442 a household
Spending per listing
$759K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,703
+2.9% 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

Stone County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,906 of 2,087 scored counties and #40 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Stone County comes to about $7.6M a year: $1,442 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $759K per store, 40% 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Stone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Stone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Stone County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Stone 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 Stone County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.017.016.2
Spending per listing$759K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,442$1,725$2,055
Median household income$40,943$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2230

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,703+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,262
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
606 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$40,943+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$56,465
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
2,494
Daytime population
11,462Residents 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 Stone 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
40Stone County, AR221019.0$759K+2.9%#1,906 of 2,087

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Stone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Stone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $1,442 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $759K 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 5,262 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 19.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $759K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stone County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Stone County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 12,703 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,262 households. Median household income in Stone County is $40,943, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.2%, 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. Stone County scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,906 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 Stone County

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