Pets · County · Arkansas
Pet stores in Lonoke County, AR
How Lonoke County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #485 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On pets · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,664
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet stores in Lonoke County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Lonoke County spend about $24.6M a year on pets. That works out to $3.5M per store, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lonoke County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lonoke County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Lonoke County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #485 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Lonoke 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 | Lonoke County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,554 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $861 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,828 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 63 |
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
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,664+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 28,554
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 772 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,277
- Median home value
- $193,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,402
- Daytime population
- 59,400Residents 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lonoke County, AR?
Lonoke County has 7 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lonoke County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lonoke County, AR spend on pets?
About $24.6M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lonoke County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lonoke County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #485 of 974 scored counties.
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