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As I get older I find my heels and arches just hurt randomly walking on hard flooring, and carpets get gross. The solution for me is a pair of sketchers I reserve for indoor use.
Every time I see people with arch issues complaining and saying they need their arch support shoes the orthopedic surgeon inside me wants to claw out.
You need to exercise your arches, not walk on crutches until the problem is so bad you need physical therapy.
Bare the barefoot. They'll improve. Your heel pain is likely related directly to your arch issues as you're putting more weight than necessary on your heels.
Disclaimer: I'm not actually doctor of anything, I've just been running a long time and constantly hear about doctors putting patients with arch issues on orthotics which is like giving someone with a weak leg crutches. You need to exercise and build the muscles, not crutch them.
Rant over
A lot of foot problems are actually caused because of our modern shoes that are preventing our legs to work normally
Hip and back problems as well. Although sedentary lifestyles (office & nonoffice) play a bigger role in that.
I'm glad I realized this before I had any leg pain. I've been walking with only barefoot shoes for a year now and my posture is so much better and I have core strength I never had before. My legs are wider and I have way better balance.