Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Arkansas
Grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff, AR area
The grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #492 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 69
- 21 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $143.7M
- On groceries · $5,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.6
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,211
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff area is 20 (low), #492 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff area. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in the Pine Bluff area spend about $143.7M a year on groceries, or $5,334 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff area in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,283 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Pine Bluff area from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Pine Bluff area compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience 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 | Pine Bluff area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.6 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,283 | 1,920 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.4% | +6.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,334 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $51,605 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 565
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 grocery and convenience stores in the Pine Bluff area, 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 the Pine Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,211−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,948
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $51,605
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $117,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,800
- Daytime population
- 69,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Pine Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paragould, AR | 76 | 29 | 16.1 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #34 of 538 |
| 2Russellville, AR | 69 | 50 | 15.3 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #87 of 538 |
| 3Harrison, AR | 63 | 33 | 17.8 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #147 of 538 |
| 4Batesville, AR | 58 | 23 | 15.7 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #195 of 538 |
| 5Mountain Home, AR | 58 | 40 | 20.7 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #202 of 538 |
| 6Searcy, AR | 55 | 63 | 21.3 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #240 of 538 |
| 7Arkadelphia, AR | 47 | 16 | 19.7 | $2.7M | −2.2% | #312 of 538 |
| 8Malvern, AR | 47 | 30 | 24.4 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #315 of 538 |
| 9Blytheville, AR | 32 | 33 | 21.4 | $2.5M | −6.7% | #438 of 538 |
| 10El Dorado, AR | 23 | 47 | 31.3 | $1.7M | −5.2% | #483 of 538 |
| 12Pine Bluff, AR | 20 | 69 | 25.6 | $2.1M | −5.6% | #492 of 538 |
Other business types in the Pine Bluff area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores20
- Grocery stores14
- Convenience stores36
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Pine Bluff, AR area?
There are 69 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Pine Bluff area as of September 2026. 21 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pine Bluff, AR area spend on groceries?
About $143.7M a year, or $5,334 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,948 households in the Pine Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pine Bluff, AR area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Pine Bluff area has 25.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Pine Bluff area would have about 42, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,283 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pine Bluff, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Pine Bluff area at 70,211 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,948 households. Median household income in the Pine Bluff area is $51,605, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Pine Bluff area scores 20 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #492 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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