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Pet businesses in Saline County, AR
The pet businesses in Saline County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 54
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45M
- On pets · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $834K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,288
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 pet businesses in Saline County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $897 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $45M a year on pets. Spread across 54 pet businesses, that is $834K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Saline County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saline County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saline County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #258 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 51 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $834K | $743K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,008 | 2,048 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +10.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $897 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,046 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,288+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,203
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $79,046+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,923
- Median home value
- $221,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,052
- Daytime population
- 99,620Residents 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians83
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Saline County, AR?
Saline County has 54 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Saline County, AR spend on pets?
About $45M a year, or $897 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $834K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,203 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Saline County has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $834K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Saline County would have about 51, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 133,288 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,203 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,046 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Saline County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #258 of 2,200 scored counties.
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