Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet businesses in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #922 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 55
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On pets · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $649K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 pet businesses in Craighead County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 16%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Craighead County spend about $35.7M a year on pets, or $804 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $649K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Craighead County was 22 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,020 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Craighead County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #922 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Craighead 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $649K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,020 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $804 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 559 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Craighead County, AR | 54 | 55 | 12.4 | $649K | +4.8% | #922 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Craighead County, AR?
There are 55 pet businesses on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on pets?
About $35.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $649K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Craighead County has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $649K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Craighead County would have about 41, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,020 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #922 of 2,200 scored counties.
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