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Pet businesses in Lawrence County, AR
The pet businesses in Lawrence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,081 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 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
- $4.6M
- On pets · $696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $920K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,273
- +0.3% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Lawrence County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $696 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $4.6M a year on pets. That works out to $920K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,081 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $920K | $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 | +0.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $696 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $44,882 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,273+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,613
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,373
- Median home value
- $98,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,103
- Daytime population
- 14,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 |
| 19Lawrence County, AR | 50 | 5 | 7.6 | $920K | +0.3% | #1,081 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 businesses50
- 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 Lawrence County, AR?
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lawrence County, AR spend on pets?
About $4.6M a year, or $696 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $920K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lawrence County has 7.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $920K, 5% above 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 Lawrence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,081 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lawrence County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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