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Pet stores in Garland County, AR
The pet stores in Garland County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #685 of 974 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 6 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On pets · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Garland County comes to about $33.2M a year: $760 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Garland County has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Garland County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 14,556 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garland County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Garland County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #685 of 974 scored counties and #9 of 14 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 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 | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,556 | 18,554 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | −1.6% |
| 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 | 37 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 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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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Garland 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 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 stores are in Garland County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet stores in Garland County. 6 of them (55%) 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 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 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Garland County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Garland County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,556 households, against one for every 13,024 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 37 for pet stores (lower middle), #685 of 974 scored counties.
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