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Pet businesses in Boone County, AR

The pet businesses in Boone County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #746 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
17
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On pets · $735 a household
Spending per listing
$664K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,628
+3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Boone County spend about $11.3M a year on pets, or $735 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $664K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 17 pet businesses on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone County in 2023. That is one for every 5,121 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #746 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Boone 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.

Pet businesses in Boone County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.110.810.4
Spending per listing$664K$743K$878K
Households per official establishment5,1212,0481,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$735$802$909
Median household income$55,143$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
170 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,628+3.3% since 2020
Households
15,363
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$55,143+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,107
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
14,251
Daytime population
36,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grant County, AR7657.2$1.2M+4.1%#137 of 2,200
2Benton County, AR7211710.5$993K+16.0%#224 of 2,200
3Saline County, AR715410.8$834K+7.6%#258 of 2,200
4Crawford County, AR71239.8$798K+4.1%#263 of 2,200
5Lonoke County, AR703512.3$703K+3.5%#295 of 2,200
6Madison County, AR6769.3$818K+11.2%#399 of 2,200
7Logan County, AR6478.2$938K+2.5%#502 of 2,200
8Pulaski County, AR611629.4$895K+1.3%#611 of 2,200
9Hot Spring County, AR58118.9$809K+1.1%#727 of 2,200
10Washington County, AR5812012.3$713K+9.9%#739 of 2,200
11Boone County, AR581711.1$664K+3.3%#746 of 2,200

Other business types in Boone County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Boone County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Boone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boone County, AR spend on pets?

About $11.3M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $664K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,363 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Boone County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $664K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Boone County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,121 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 38,628 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,363 households. Median household income in Boone County is $55,143, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Boone County scores 58 for pet businesses (upper middle), #746 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Boone County

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