Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet businesses in Cleburne County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Cleburne County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,549 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On pets · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $406K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,672
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $734 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Cleburne County spend about $7.7M a year on pets. That works out to $406K per business, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Cleburne County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cleburne County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,631 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.7M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cleburne County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cleburne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cleburne County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,549 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Cleburne 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 | Cleburne County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $406K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,631 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $734 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,798 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,672+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,522
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $55,798+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,242
- Median home value
- $179,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,624
- Daytime population
- 23,578Residents 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 Cleburne 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 |
| 31Cleburne County, AR | 40 | 19 | 18.1 | $406K | +3.9% | #1,549 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cleburne 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians25
- Pet grooming and boarding31
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cleburne County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet businesses in Cleburne County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cleburne County, AR spend on pets?
About $7.7M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $406K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,522 households in Cleburne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleburne County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cleburne County has 18.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $406K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cleburne County would have about 9, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,631 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cleburne County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cleburne County at 25,672 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,522 households. Median household income in Cleburne County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Cleburne County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,200 scored counties.
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