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Pet businesses in Mississippi County, AR
The pet businesses in Mississippi County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,127 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $972K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,828
- −6.7% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Mississippi County
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Mississippi County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Mississippi County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $755 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Mississippi County spend about $11.7M a year on pets. That is about $972K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% 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 Mississippi County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mississippi County declined 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mississippi County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,127 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Mississippi 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 | Mississippi County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $972K | $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 | −6.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $755 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,828−6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,452
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $52,548+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,319
- Median home value
- $122,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,884
- Daytime population
- 41,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 |
| 20Mississippi County, AR | 49 | 12 | 7.8 | $972K | −6.7% | #1,127 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Mississippi 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Mississippi County, AR?
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Mississippi County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) 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 Mississippi County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mississippi County, AR spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $755 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $972K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,452 households in Mississippi County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mississippi County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Mississippi County has 7.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $972K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mississippi County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Mississippi County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Mississippi County at 37,828 people in 2025, down 6.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,452 households. The median household income in Mississippi County is $52,548 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Mississippi County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,127 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi 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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