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Dry cleaners in Sebastian County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Sebastian County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #479 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$88.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,696 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,641
+2.2% since 2020

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What this means

Sebastian County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #479 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,696 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Sebastian County spend about $88.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $12.6M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Sebastian County has 7 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Sebastian County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 4,014 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sebastian County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sebastian 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.

Dry cleaners in Sebastian County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSebastian CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.11.3
Spending per listing$12.6M$15.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment4,01412,0608,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.0%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,696$1,725$2,055
Median household income$57,790$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
74 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,641+2.2% since 2020
Households
52,181
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
243
Median household income
$57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,364
Median home value
$176,200
Jobs located here
69,861
Daytime population
144,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Sebastian County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR73131.2$18.4M+16.0%#50 of 507
2Washington County, AR64101.0$18.1M+9.9%#121 of 507
3Faulkner County, AR4981.6$11.1M+8.2%#279 of 507
4Pulaski County, AR22362.1$8.6M+1.3%#476 of 507
5Sebastian County, AR2171.3$12.6M+2.2%#479 of 507

Other business types in Sebastian County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Sebastian County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dry cleaners in Sebastian County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $88.5M a year, or $1,696 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sebastian County, AR compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Sebastian County has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.6M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,014 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 21 for dry cleaners (low), #479 of 507 scored counties.

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