Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet businesses in Hempstead County, AR
How Hempstead 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,551 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On pets · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $853K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,080
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Hempstead County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Hempstead County spend about $5.1M a year on pets, or $685 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pet businesses, that is $853K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hempstead County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hempstead County declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Hempstead County is 39 (lower middle), #1,551 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Hempstead 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 | Hempstead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $853K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $685 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $46,787 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,080−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,479
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $46,787+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,285
- Median home value
- $105,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,836
- Daytime population
- 19,457Residents 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 Hempstead 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 |
| 32Hempstead County, AR | 39 | 6 | 8.0 | $853K | −4.6% | #1,551 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hempstead 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hempstead County, AR?
There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Hempstead County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hempstead County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on pets?
About $5.1M a year, or $685 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $853K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,479 households in Hempstead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hempstead County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hempstead County has 8.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $853K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Hempstead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hempstead County at 19,080 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,479 households. The median household income in Hempstead County is $46,787 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Hempstead County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,551 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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