Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet stores in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 7 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On pets · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Craighead County spend about $35.7M a year on pets, or $804 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 11 pet stores on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 64%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Craighead County in 2023. That is one for every 14,812 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Craighead County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Craighead County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #448 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Craighead 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 stores 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,812 | 18,554 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $804 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 and pet supplies stores in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents 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 stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 84 | 6 | 1.2 | $7.5M | +7.6% | #24 of 974 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 75 | 14 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +9.9% | #100 of 974 |
| 3Benton County, AR | 72 | 20 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +16.0% | #138 of 974 |
| 4Faulkner County, AR | 72 | 8 | 1.6 | $5.2M | +8.2% | #140 of 974 |
| 5Sebastian County, AR | 64 | 6 | 1.1 | $6.8M | +2.2% | #242 of 974 |
| 6Pulaski County, AR | 60 | 30 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +1.3% | #316 of 974 |
| 7Craighead County, AR | 52 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #448 of 974 |
| 8Lonoke County, AR | 50 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #485 of 974 |
| 9Garland County, AR | 37 | 11 | 2.5 | $3M | −0.6% | #685 of 974 |
| 10Pope County, AR | 36 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +2.5% | #693 of 974 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Craighead County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in Craighead County. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on pets?
About $35.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Craighead County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Craighead County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,812 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 52 for pet stores (upper middle), #448 of 974 scored counties.
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