Market rankings · Arkansas
Pet businesses in Arkansas
Markets across Arkansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,302
- 181 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 589
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $967.1M
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $743K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pet businesses on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,302 pet businesses in Arkansas. Of those, 181 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $802 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Arkansas spend about $967.1M a year on pets. That works out to $743K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 589 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Arkansas in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,048 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $22M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Arkansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #28 for pet businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Memphis metro area scores highest (70). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Harrison area scores highest (66).
Every market in Arkansas for pet businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 70 | 366 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 60 | 243 | 11.3 | $850K | +13.1% | #114 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 56 | 328 | 10.5 | $808K | +3.8% | #154 of 387 |
| 3Jonesboro, AR | 47 | 59 | 11.1 | $705K | +3.6% | #221 of 387 |
| 4Fort Smith, AR-OK | 41 | 105 | 11.5 | $668K | +3.1% | #269 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 39 | 63 | 11.2 | $682K | −0.4% | #285 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 15 | 53 | 12.1 | $626K | −0.6% | #381 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison, AR | 66 | 20 | 10.8 | $675K | +2.4% | #87 of 527 |
| 2Malvern, AR | 62 | 11 | 8.9 | $809K | +1.1% | #123 of 527 |
| 3Pine Bluff, AR | 59 | 18 | 6.7 | $1.1M | −5.6% | #150 of 527 |
| 4Batesville, AR | 57 | 19 | 13.0 | $583K | +2.2% | #186 of 527 |
| 5Blytheville, AR | 54 | 12 | 7.8 | $972K | −6.7% | #218 of 527 |
| 6Russellville, AR | 52 | 38 | 11.6 | $657K | +1.6% | #250 of 527 |
| 7Magnolia, AR | 51 | 7 | 8.3 | $883K | −3.7% | #265 of 527 |
| 8El Dorado, AR | 48 | 14 | 9.3 | $806K | −5.2% | #298 of 527 |
| 9Camden, AR | 47 | 9 | 8.7 | $829K | −3.6% | #314 of 527 |
| 10Forrest City, AR | 45 | 5 | 6.4 | $994K | −5.3% | #329 of 527 |
| 11Arkadelphia, AR | 45 | 9 | 11.1 | $658K | −2.2% | #331 of 527 |
| 12Paragould, AR | 38 | 28 | 15.6 | $488K | +3.4% | #405 of 527 |
| 13Searcy, AR | 38 | 45 | 15.2 | $486K | +4.2% | #406 of 527 |
| 14Mountain Home, AR | 26 | 32 | 16.5 | $431K | +3.1% | #487 of 527 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grant County, AR | 76 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #137 of 2,200 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 72 | 117 | 10.5 | $993K | +16.0% | #224 of 2,200 |
| 3Saline County, AR | 71 | 54 | 10.8 | $834K | +7.6% | #258 of 2,200 |
| 4Crawford County, AR | 71 | 23 | 9.8 | $798K | +4.1% | #263 of 2,200 |
| 5Lonoke County, AR | 70 | 35 | 12.3 | $703K | +3.5% | #295 of 2,200 |
| 6Madison County, AR | 67 | 6 | 9.3 | $818K | +11.2% | #399 of 2,200 |
| 7Logan County, AR | 64 | 7 | 8.2 | $938K | +2.5% | #502 of 2,200 |
| 8Pulaski County, AR | 61 | 162 | 9.4 | $895K | +1.3% | #611 of 2,200 |
| 9Hot Spring County, AR | 58 | 11 | 8.9 | $809K | +1.1% | #727 of 2,200 |
| 10Washington County, AR | 58 | 120 | 12.3 | $713K | +9.9% | #739 of 2,200 |
| 11Boone County, AR | 58 | 17 | 11.1 | $664K | +3.3% | #746 of 2,200 |
| 12Jefferson County, AR | 55 | 18 | 7.5 | $946K | −5.7% | #856 of 2,200 |
| 13Craighead County, AR | 54 | 55 | 12.4 | $649K | +4.8% | #922 of 2,200 |
| 14Faulkner County, AR | 54 | 69 | 14.0 | $602K | +8.2% | #928 of 2,200 |
| 15Crittenden County, AR | 52 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.5M | −3.9% | #978 of 2,200 |
| 16Independence County, AR | 52 | 19 | 13.0 | $583K | +2.2% | #1,022 of 2,200 |
| 17Johnson County, AR | 51 | 10 | 9.7 | $684K | +2.0% | #1,055 of 2,200 |
| 18Miller County, AR | 50 | 12 | 7.3 | $957K | −0.5% | #1,079 of 2,200 |
| 19Lawrence County, AR | 50 | 5 | 7.6 | $920K | +0.3% | #1,081 of 2,200 |
| 20Mississippi County, AR | 49 | 12 | 7.8 | $972K | −6.7% | #1,127 of 2,200 |
| 21Sebastian County, AR | 48 | 61 | 11.7 | $668K | +2.2% | #1,202 of 2,200 |
| 22Pope County, AR | 46 | 30 | 12.3 | $631K | +2.5% | #1,285 of 2,200 |
| 23Columbia County, AR | 45 | 7 | 8.3 | $883K | −3.7% | #1,313 of 2,200 |
| 24Union County, AR | 45 | 14 | 9.3 | $806K | −5.2% | #1,317 of 2,200 |
| 25Sevier County, AR | 43 | 5 | 8.9 | $790K | −0.1% | #1,378 of 2,200 |
Show all 75 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26St. Francis County, AR | 42 | 5 | 6.4 | $994K | −5.3% | #1,420 of 2,200 |
| 27Clark County, AR | 42 | 9 | 11.1 | $658K | −2.2% | #1,429 of 2,200 |
| 28Drew County, AR | 41 | 7 | 9.7 | $704K | −1.5% | #1,465 of 2,200 |
| 29Little River County, AR | 40 | 5 | 10.4 | $725K | −1.8% | #1,516 of 2,200 |
| 30Polk County, AR | 40 | 9 | 11.4 | $629K | +1.6% | #1,523 of 2,200 |
| 31Cleburne County, AR | 40 | 19 | 18.1 | $406K | +3.9% | #1,549 of 2,200 |
| 32Hempstead County, AR | 39 | 6 | 8.0 | $853K | −4.6% | #1,551 of 2,200 |
| 33Yell County, AR | 39 | 8 | 9.6 | $754K | −1.3% | #1,552 of 2,200 |
| 34Van Buren County, AR | 38 | 8 | 10.8 | $628K | +2.8% | #1,597 of 2,200 |
| 35Conway County, AR | 38 | 15 | 18.1 | $396K | +3.2% | #1,625 of 2,200 |
| 36Franklin County, AR | 37 | 9 | 12.8 | $564K | +3.5% | #1,643 of 2,200 |
| 37White County, AR | 37 | 45 | 15.2 | $486K | +4.2% | #1,654 of 2,200 |
| 38Greene County, AR | 36 | 28 | 15.6 | $488K | +3.4% | #1,698 of 2,200 |
| 39Izard County, AR | 32 | 7 | 13.4 | $494K | +5.9% | #1,825 of 2,200 |
| 40Stone County, AR | 31 | 6 | 11.4 | $555K | +2.9% | #1,843 of 2,200 |
| 41Carroll County, AR | 31 | 17 | 15.0 | $496K | +3.6% | #1,849 of 2,200 |
| 42Garland County, AR | 29 | 53 | 12.1 | $626K | −0.6% | #1,889 of 2,200 |
| 43Ouachita County, AR | 28 | 9 | 10.4 | $678K | −3.9% | #1,921 of 2,200 |
| 44Jackson County, AR | 28 | 7 | 11.5 | $594K | 0.0% | #1,923 of 2,200 |
| 45Howard County, AR | 27 | 5 | 9.8 | $681K | −3.6% | #1,950 of 2,200 |
| 46Pike County, AR | 25 | 5 | 12.2 | $586K | −1.9% | #1,998 of 2,200 |
| 47Baxter County, AR | 24 | 32 | 16.5 | $431K | +3.1% | #2,039 of 2,200 |
| 48Sharp County, AR | 24 | 13 | 19.0 | $359K | +4.7% | #2,042 of 2,200 |
| 49Randolph County, AR | 23 | 11 | 15.0 | $469K | +1.5% | #2,056 of 2,200 |
| 50Arkansas County, AR | 22 | 9 | 13.4 | $538K | −7.4% | #2,069 of 2,200 |
| 51Cross County, AR | 17 | 10 | 15.4 | $484K | −3.6% | #2,143 of 2,200 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $1.5M | −2.0% | |
| Ashley County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $1.6M | −5.9% | |
| Marion County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +4.3% | |
| Phillips County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.8M | −13.0% | |
| Clay County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 6.6 | $1M | −3.3% | |
| Lincoln County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −1.0% | |
| Fulton County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 8.4 | $770K | +3.7% | |
| Desha County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 8.7 | $724K | −11.8% | |
| Bradley County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 8.0 | $833K | −6.4% | |
| Perry County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 7.3 | $1M | +3.1% | |
| Scott County, AR | Not scored | 6 | 15.1 | $422K | +1.4% | |
| Chicot County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $1.3M | −10.3% | |
| Montgomery County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 8.1 | $871K | +1.1% | |
| Lee County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $864K | −6.4% | |
| Nevada County, AR | Not scored | 6 | 18.5 | $363K | −4.1% | |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $1.2M | −3.9% | |
| Searcy County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $1M | 0.0% | |
| Cleveland County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Newton County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 9.4 | $741K | −2.3% | |
| Monroe County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $1.8M | −7.8% | |
| Dallas County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $847K | −6.7% | |
| Lafayette County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $1.7M | −6.4% | |
| Woodruff County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.2% | |
| Calhoun County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pet businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Arkansas?
There are 1,302 pet businesses on map listings in Arkansas as of September 2026. 181 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 589 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,219 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arkansas spend on pets?
About $967.1M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,302 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $743K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Arkansas has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $743K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Arkansas would have about 1,101, against 1,302 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,048 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for pet businesses?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Memphis metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Harrison area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 51 scored counties in Arkansas, Grant County scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Arkansas scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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