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Pet businesses in Howard County, AR
The pet businesses in Howard County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,950 of 2,200 scored counties
#45 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On pets · $668 a household
- Spending per listing
- $681K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Howard County is 27 (lower middle), #1,950 of 2,200 scored counties and #45 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Howard County comes to about $3.4M a year: $668 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $681K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Howard County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Howard County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Howard County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $681K | $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 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $668 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $45,603 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,098
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $45,603+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,719
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,243
- Daytime population
- 13,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Howard County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Howard 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 |
| 45Howard County, AR | 27 | 5 | 9.8 | $681K | −3.6% | #1,950 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Howard 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 businesses27
- 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 Howard County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Howard County. 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 Howard County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Howard County, AR spend on pets?
About $3.4M a year, or $668 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $681K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,098 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Howard County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $681K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Howard County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Howard County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 12,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,098 households. Median household income in Howard County is $45,603, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Howard County scores 27 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,950 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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