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Pet businesses in Pulaski County, AR
The pet businesses in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #611 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 162
- 31 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $145M
- On pets · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $895K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $841 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $145M a year on pets. That works out to $895K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Pulaski County has 162 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pulaski County was 94 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,834 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 142 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pulaski County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Pulaski County is 61 (upper middle), #611 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $895K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,834 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $841 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 94+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,041
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Pulaski County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 pet businesses in Pulaski County. 31 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on pets?
About $145M a year, or $841 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $895K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pulaski County has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $895K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 165, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,834 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #611 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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