Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet businesses in Benton County, AR
How Benton County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 117
- 21 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +24.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $116.2M
- On pets · $1,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $993K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,554
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,038 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $116.2M a year on pets. Spread across 117 pet businesses, that is $993K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Benton County has 117 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Benton County in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,382 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 162 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Benton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Benton County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #224 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Benton County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $993K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,382 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.6% | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,038 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,506 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 81+24.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 711
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,554+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 111,919
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 358
- Median household income
- $93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,066
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 151,032
- Daytime population
- 313,270Residents 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 pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
Other business types in Benton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses72
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Benton County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 117 pet businesses in Benton County. 21 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019. Official counts list 162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on pets?
About $116.2M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $993K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Benton County has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $993K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Benton County would have about 132, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,382 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #224 of 2,200 scored counties.
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