Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Grocery stores in Cleburne County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Cleburne County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,217 of 2,070 scored counties
#19 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.3M
- On groceries · $5,441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,672
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in Cleburne County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,441 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Cleburne County spend about $57.3M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.2M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cleburne County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,104 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cleburne County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cleburne County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,217 of 2,070 scored counties and #19 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Cleburne County 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 | Cleburne County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,104 | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,441 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,798 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,672+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,522
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $55,798+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,242
- Median home value
- $179,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,624
- Daytime population
- 23,578Residents 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 grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cleburne County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 88 | 19 | 3.8 | $16M | +7.6% | #68 of 2,070 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 81 | 12 | 4.2 | $14.1M | +3.5% | #164 of 2,070 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 80 | 25 | 5.1 | $11.5M | +8.2% | #201 of 2,070 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 69 | 79 | 7.1 | $9.3M | +16.0% | #445 of 2,070 |
| 5Greene County, AR | 67 | 9 | 5.0 | $11M | +3.4% | #481 of 2,070 |
| 6Washington County, AR | 66 | 62 | 6.4 | $9.3M | +9.9% | #524 of 2,070 |
| 7Pulaski County, AR | 64 | 93 | 5.4 | $10.7M | +1.3% | #569 of 2,070 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 64 | 15 | 6.4 | $8.8M | +4.1% | #578 of 2,070 |
| 9Garland County, AR | 60 | 19 | 4.4 | $12.7M | −0.6% | #667 of 2,070 |
| 10Pope County, AR | 60 | 15 | 6.2 | $9.1M | +2.5% | #684 of 2,070 |
| 19Cleburne County, AR | 44 | 7 | 6.7 | $8.2M | +3.9% | #1,217 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Cleburne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores44
- Convenience stores35
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 Cleburne County, AR?
Cleburne County has 7 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Cleburne County, AR spend on groceries?
About $57.3M a year, or $5,441 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,522 households in Cleburne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleburne County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Cleburne County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Cleburne County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,104 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Cleburne County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cleburne County at 25,672 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,522 households. Median household income in Cleburne County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Cleburne County scores 44 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,217 of 2,070 scored counties.
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