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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Randolph County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Randolph County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,382 of 1,461 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On pets · $704 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
89% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,876
+1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Randolph County is 18 (low), #1,382 of 1,461 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Randolph County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Randolph County spend about $5.2M a year on pets, or $704 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 59% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Randolph County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.83.83.6
Spending per listing$1M$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+1.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$704$802$909
Median household income$50,911$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1847

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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,876+1.5% since 2020
Households
7,334
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
652 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$50,911+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,362
Median home value
$130,600
Jobs located here
5,919
Daytime population
18,091Residents 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 Randolph 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
19Randolph County, AR1856.8$1M+1.5%#1,382 of 1,461

Other business types in Randolph 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 Randolph County, AR?

There are 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $704 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,334 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 6.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Randolph County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 18,876 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,334 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $50,911 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Randolph County scores 18 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,382 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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