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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Garland County, AR
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Garland County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #907 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On pets · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Garland County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $760 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Garland County spend about $33.2M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Garland County in 2023. That is one for every 3,970 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $587K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Garland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garland County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Garland County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #907 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Garland 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 grooming and boarding 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 | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,970 | 6,449 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $760 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 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
- 3
- Amount
- $587K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 72 | 44 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +16.0% | #183 of 1,461 |
| 2Pulaski County, AR | 67 | 52 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #298 of 1,461 |
| 3White County, AR | 61 | 11 | 3.7 | $2M | +4.2% | #461 of 1,461 |
| 4Sebastian County, AR | 59 | 20 | 3.8 | $2M | +2.2% | #518 of 1,461 |
| 5Washington County, AR | 57 | 48 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #568 of 1,461 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 54 | 14 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #639 of 1,461 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 53 | 23 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #662 of 1,461 |
| 8Saline County, AR | 53 | 27 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +7.6% | #664 of 1,461 |
| 9Pope County, AR | 52 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #680 of 1,461 |
| 10Baxter County, AR | 43 | 8 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #888 of 1,461 |
| 11Garland County, AR | 42 | 15 | 3.4 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #907 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Garland 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Garland County, AR?
There are 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on pets?
About $33.2M a year, or $760 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Garland County has 3.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Garland County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,970 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #907 of 1,461 scored counties.
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