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Dry cleaners in Desha County, AR
The dry cleaners in Desha County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,445 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 9,984
- −11.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Desha County comes to about $6.7M a year: $1,445 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Desha County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Desha County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Desha County from 2020 to 2025 at −11.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Desha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Desha 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 dry cleaners 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 | Desha County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $15.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,060 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.0% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,445 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $37,662 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 39 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 0The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Desha 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 Desha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,984−11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,610
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $37,662+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,518
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,204
- Daytime population
- 10,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Desha County?
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 73 | 13 | 1.2 | $18.4M | +16.0% | #50 of 507 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 64 | 10 | 1.0 | $18.1M | +9.9% | #121 of 507 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 49 | 8 | 1.6 | $11.1M | +8.2% | #279 of 507 |
| 4Pulaski County, AR | 22 | 36 | 2.1 | $8.6M | +1.3% | #476 of 507 |
| 5Sebastian County, AR | 21 | 7 | 1.3 | $12.6M | +2.2% | #479 of 507 |
| Desha County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $3.3M | −11.8% |
Other business types in Desha 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Desha County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dry cleaners in Desha County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Desha County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Desha County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6.7M a year, or $1,445 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,610 households in Desha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Desha County, AR compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Desha County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.
How fast is Desha County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Desha County at 9,984 people in 2025, down 11.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,610 households. Median household income in Desha County is $37,662, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Desha County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Desha County. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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