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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lincoln County, AR

How Lincoln County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On pets · $721 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,764
−1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Lincoln County. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in Lincoln County spend about $2.6M a year on pets, or $721 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lincoln County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lincoln 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Lincoln County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.83.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4495,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+41.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$721$802$909
Median household income$51,778$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 (except veterinary) in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,764−1.0% since 2020
Households
3,592
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$51,778+11.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,191
Median home value
$108,000
Jobs located here
1,983
Daytime population
11,251Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR72443.9$2.6M+16.0%#183 of 1,461
2Pulaski County, AR67523.0$2.8M+1.3%#298 of 1,461
3White County, AR61113.7$2M+4.2%#461 of 1,461
4Sebastian County, AR59203.8$2M+2.2%#518 of 1,461
5Washington County, AR57484.9$1.8M+9.9%#568 of 1,461
6Lonoke County, AR54144.9$1.8M+3.5%#639 of 1,461
7Faulkner County, AR53234.7$1.8M+8.2%#662 of 1,461
8Saline County, AR53275.4$1.7M+7.6%#664 of 1,461
9Pope County, AR5293.7$2.1M+2.5%#680 of 1,461
10Baxter County, AR4384.1$1.7M+3.1%#888 of 1,461
Lincoln County, ARNot scored12.8$2.6M−1.0%

Other business types in Lincoln County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lincoln County, AR?

Lincoln County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lincoln County, AR spend on pets?

About $2.6M a year, or $721 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,592 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Lincoln County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Lincoln County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 12,764 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,592 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $51,778 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.1% 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. Lincoln County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lincoln County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding 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.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

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