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Pet stores in White County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in White County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #828 of 974 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
11
5 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On pets · $739 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,085
+4.2% 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 stores in White County is 27 (lower middle), #828 of 974 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in White County comes to about $21.9M a year: $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 56% 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 White County as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in White County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $697K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in White County. Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How White 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.

Pet stores in White County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.71.62.0
Spending per listing$2M$4.9M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a18,55413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$739$802$909
Median household income$55,249$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2763

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
115 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
1
Amount
$697K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,085+4.2% since 2020
Households
29,629
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,034 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,679
Median home value
$163,600
Jobs located here
25,976
Daytime population
72,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with White County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR8461.2$7.5M+7.6%#24 of 974
2Washington County, AR75141.4$6.1M+9.9%#100 of 974
3Benton County, AR72201.8$5.8M+16.0%#138 of 974
4Faulkner County, AR7281.6$5.2M+8.2%#140 of 974
5Sebastian County, AR6461.1$6.8M+2.2%#242 of 974
6Pulaski County, AR60301.7$4.8M+1.3%#316 of 974
7Craighead County, AR52112.5$3.2M+4.8%#448 of 974
8Lonoke County, AR5072.5$3.5M+3.5%#485 of 974
9Garland County, AR37112.5$3M−0.6%#685 of 974
10Pope County, AR3662.5$3.2M+2.5%#693 of 974
11White County, AR27113.7$2M+4.2%#828 of 974

Other business types in White County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in White County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in White County. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in White County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.9M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $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 29,629 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

How does White County, AR compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

White County has 3.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, White County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is White County, AR growing?

Population estimates put White County at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in White County is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. White County scores 27 for pet stores (lower middle), #828 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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