Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Arkansas
Grocery stores in the Arkadelphia, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Arkadelphia, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #373 of 506 scored small-town markets
#9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On groceries · $5,386 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,938
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Arkadelphia area spend about $43.7M a year on groceries, or $5,386 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in the Arkadelphia area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in the Arkadelphia area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Arkadelphia area declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Arkadelphia area is 37 (lower middle), #373 of 506 scored small-town markets and #9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Arkadelphia 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 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 | Arkadelphia area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,386 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,034 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 43 |
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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in the Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,938−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,121
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,512
- Median home value
- $155,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,786
- Daytime population
- 20,730Residents 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 stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Arkadelphia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paragould, AR | 73 | 9 | 5.0 | $11M | +3.4% | #54 of 506 |
| 2Mountain Home, AR | 57 | 11 | 5.7 | $9.4M | +3.1% | #190 of 506 |
| 3Russellville, AR | 57 | 20 | 6.1 | $9M | +1.6% | #191 of 506 |
| 4Batesville, AR | 55 | 6 | 4.1 | $13.4M | +2.2% | #216 of 506 |
| 5Searcy, AR | 52 | 22 | 7.4 | $7.4M | +4.2% | #251 of 506 |
| 6Malvern, AR | 45 | 10 | 8.1 | $6.7M | +1.1% | #317 of 506 |
| 7El Dorado, AR | 39 | 13 | 8.7 | $6.3M | −5.2% | #362 of 506 |
| 8Harrison, AR | 38 | 15 | 8.1 | $6.7M | +2.4% | #369 of 506 |
| 9Arkadelphia, AR | 37 | 5 | 6.2 | $8.7M | −2.2% | #373 of 506 |
| 10Blytheville, AR | 30 | 9 | 5.8 | $9.3M | −6.7% | #422 of 506 |
Other business types in the Arkadelphia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores47
- Grocery stores37
- Convenience stores38
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 stores are in the Arkadelphia, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in the Arkadelphia area. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in the Arkadelphia area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Arkadelphia, AR area spend on groceries?
About $43.7M a year, or $5,386 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in the Arkadelphia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Arkadelphia, AR area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Arkadelphia area has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.
How fast is the Arkadelphia, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Arkadelphia area at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in the Arkadelphia area is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. 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 Arkadelphia area scores 37 for grocery stores (lower middle), #373 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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