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Clothing and shoe stores in White County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in White County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,158 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 36
- 13 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,085
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 clothing and shoe stores in White County. 13 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in White County spend about $47.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,608 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 4% above 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in White County in 2023. That is one for every 1,975 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $846K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in White County.
Population estimates show White County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). White County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,158 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How White 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 | White County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,975 | 1,343 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,608 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,249 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $846K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,085+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,629
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,034 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,679
- Median home value
- $163,600
- Jobs located here
- 25,976
- Daytime population
- 72,590Residents 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 White 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 |
| 13White County, AR | 47 | 36 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #1,158 of 2,087 |
Other business types in White 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats29
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in White County, AR?
White County has 36 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (36%) 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. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in White County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47.6M a year, or $1,608 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 29,629 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, AR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
White County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, White County would have about 38, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,975 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, AR growing?
Population estimates put White County at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in White County is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. White County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,158 of 2,087 scored counties.
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