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Pet businesses in Carroll County, AR
How Carroll 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,849 of 2,200 scored counties
#41 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $496K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,263
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,849 of 2,200 scored counties and #41 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Carroll County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Carroll County comes to about $8.4M a year: $744 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $496K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County in 2023. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Carroll County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $496K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,418 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $744 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,230 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,263+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,347
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $54,230+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,165
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,469
- Daytime population
- 28,358Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 41Carroll County, AR | 31 | 17 | 15.0 | $496K | +3.6% | #1,849 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 businesses31
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Carroll County, AR?
Carroll County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carroll County, AR spend on pets?
About $8.4M a year, or $744 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $496K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,347 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Carroll County has 15.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $496K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Carroll County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,263 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,347 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $54,230 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Carroll County scores 31 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,849 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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